by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822)
Language: English
Rough wind that moanest loud Grief too sad for song; Wild wind, when sullen cloud Knells all the night long; Sad storm whose tears are vain, Bare woods, whose branches strain, Deep caves and dreary main, -- Wail, for the world's wrong!
Published by Mrs. Shelley in Posthumous Poems, 1824.
Composition:
- Set to music by (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "A dirge", c1925 [ voice and piano ]
Text Authorship:
- by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822), "A Dirge", written 1822, first published 1824
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- CZE Czech (Čeština) (Jaroslav Vrchlický) , "Nářek", Prague, J. Otto, first published 1901
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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