by Ernest Christopher Dowson (1867 - 1900)
Language: English
Exceeding sorrow Consumeth my sad heart! Because to-morrow We must depart, Now is exceeding sorrow All my part! Give over playing, Cast thy viol away: Merely laying Thine head my way: Prithee, give over playing, Grave or gay. Be no word spoken; Weep nothing: let a pale Silence, unbroken Silence prevail! Prithee, be no word spoken, Lest I fail! Forget tomorrow! Weep nothing: only lay In silent sorrow Thine head my way! Let us forget to-morrow This one day!
Composition:
- Set to music by Richard Hageman (1881 - 1966), "Grief", published <<1940 [ voice and piano ], New York : Carl Fischer
Text Authorship:
- by Ernest Christopher Dowson (1867 - 1900), "O Mors! Quam amara est memoria tua homini pacem habenti in substantiis suis", appears in Book of the Rhymers' Club, first published 1892
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Researcher for this page: Ahmed E. Ismail
This text was added to the website: 2005-01-23
Line count: 24
Word count: 79