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by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822)

A song of courage
 (Sung text for setting by R. Vaughan Williams)
 See original
Language: English 
 ... 

O man! hold thee on in courage of soul
Through the stormy shades of thy wordly way,
And the billows of clouds that around thee roll
Shall sleep in the light of a wondrous day,
Where hell and heaven shall leave thee free
To the universe of destiny.

Composition:

    Set to music by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958), "A song of courage", stanza 2 [ unison chorus and orchestra (or piano) ], from Six choral songs to be sung in time of war, no. 1

Text Authorship:

  • by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822), "On death"

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • CZE Czech (Čeština) (Jaroslav Vrchlický) , "Na smrt"


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2005-12-31
Line count: 30
Word count: 245

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