Text Authorship:
- by Petronius (Titus Petronius Niger) (20? - 66)
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Word count: 29
By day mine eyes, by night my soul desires thee, Weary, I live alone. Once in a dream it seemed thou wert beside me; O far beyond all dreams, thou wouldst come.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Jean Coulthard (1908 - 2000), "Far beyond all dreams", 1962 [ baritone and piano ], from Six Mediæval Love Songs, no. 1
Text Authorship:
- by Helen Jane Waddell (1889 - 1965), "MS. of Beauvais", appears in Medieval Latin Lyrics, first published 1929
Based on:
- a text in Latin by Petronius (Titus Petronius Niger) (20? - 66)
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-10-27
Line count: 4
Word count: 32