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... Nothing in the world is single; All things by a law divine In one another's being mingle. Why not I with thine? - The fountains mingle with the River And the Rivers with the Ocean, The winds of Heaven mix for ever With a sweet emotion; ... See the mountains kiss high Heaven And the waves clasp one another; No sister-flower would be forgiven If it disdained its brother; And the sunlight clasps the earth And the moonbeams kiss the sea: What are all these kissings worth If thou kiss not me?
Note: the text above is taken from lines 5-8,1-4,9-16 of the original text.
Composition:
- Set to music by Leonard J[ordan] Lehrman (b. 1949), "Love's philosophy", op. 32 no. 2 (1979), first performed 1980, lines 5-8,1-4,9-16 [ soprano or tenor (or soprano-tenor duet) and piano ], from Two Shelley songs, no. 2
Text Authorship:
- by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822), "Love's philosophy"
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CZE Czech (Čeština) (Jaroslav Vrchlický) , "Filosofie lásky"
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Adolf Strodtmann) , "Philosophie der Liebe", appears in Lieder- und Balladenbuch amerikanischer und englischer Dichter der Gegenwart, first published 1862
- POL Polish (Polski) (Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer) , "Filozofia miłości"
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 94
... Rien au monde n'est seul ; Toutes les choses par une loi divine Se mêlent l'une dans l'autre. Pourquoi pas moi avec toi ? Les sources se mêlent avec la rivière Et les rivières avec l'océan, Les vents du ciel se mélangent pour toujours Avec une douce émotion ; ... Regarde les montagnes embrasser le ciel élevé Et les vagues se serrer l'une l'autre ; Aucune fleur jumelle ne serait pardonnée Si elle dédaignait son frère ; Et le soleil étreint la terre Et les rayons de la lune embrassent la mer : Que valent tous ces baisers Si tu ne m'embrasses pas ?
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Note: the text above is taken from lines 5-8,1-4,9-16 of the original text.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from English to French (Français) copyright © 2009 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in English by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822), "Love's philosophy"
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This text was added to the website: 2009-06-21
Line count: 16
Word count: 96