by Frederick E. Weatherly (1848 - 1929)
Pierrot's lament
Language: English
The stage is gay and bright, the footlights gleaming you hear me sing to-night, with laughter beaming, you see me laugh and play, you call me funny, How bright he is! you say, how gay and sunny! Ah, little laughing maid, you do not know, how many tears it costs to make one gay Pierrot. And when the play is done, my little maiden, back to your life you run, with sunshine laden, and if you think of me perhaps you're saying, "how gay his life must be, it's only playing!" Ah, little happy maid, you do not know, how many tears it costs to make one gay Pierrot.
Authorship:
- by Frederick E. Weatherly (1848 - 1929) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Francesco Paolo Tosti (1846 - 1916), "Pierrot's lament", 1903. [ sung text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2017-06-04
Line count: 24
Word count: 109