by Ernest Christopher Dowson (1867 - 1900)
Language: English
They are not long, the weeping and the laughter, Love and desire and hate: I think they have no portion in us after We pass the gate. They are not long, the days of wine and roses: Out of a misty dream Our path emerges for a while, then closes Within a dream.
Composition:
- Set to music by Frederick Delius (1862 - 1934), "Vitae summa", 1906-7, published 1911 [ mezzo-soprano and baritone soli, chorus, and orchestra ], from Songs of Sunset, no. 8
Text Authorship:
- by Ernest Christopher Dowson (1867 - 1900), "Vitae summa brevis spem nos vetat incohare longam", appears in Verses, London, Leonard Smithers, first published 1896
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Research team for this page: David K. Smythe , Poom Andrew Pipatjarasgit [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 53