by Matthew Arnold (1822 - 1888)

Language: English 
Each on his own strict line we move,
And some find death ere they find love;
So far apart their lives are thrown
From the twin soul which halves their own.
And sometimes, by still harder fate,
The lovers meet, but meet too late.
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First published in Empedocles on Etna, and Other Poems, 1852.

Composition:

    Set to music by Hans Gál (1890 - 1987), "Elegy", op. 77 no. 5 (1951), published 1960, lines 1-6 [ soprano or mezzo-soprano solo, three-part women's chorus, and strings ], from Of a Summer Day, no. 5, Association of American Choruses, Philadelphia

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This text was added to the website: 2010-02-07
Line count: 8
Word count: 55