by Alfred Tennyson, Lord (1809 - 1892)
Ring out the thousand wars of old See original
Language: English
... ... Ring out the thousand wars of old, Ring in the thousand years of peace.
Composition:
- Set to music by (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "Ring out the thousand wars of old", published 1965, stanza 7:3-4 [ boys' chorus, SATB chorus, and organ ad libitum ]
Text Authorship:
- by Alfred Tennyson, Lord (1809 - 1892), no title, appears in In Memoriam A. H. H. obiit MDCCCXXXIII, no. 106
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- SWE Swedish (Svenska) (Edvard Fredin) , "Nyårsklockan", appears in Efterlemnade dikter, first published 1890
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-08-15
Line count: 32
Word count: 225