by Robert Falcon Scott (1868 - 1912)
Epilogue
Language: English
I do not regret this journey... We took risks, we knew we took them, Things have come out against us, Therefore we have no cause for complaint.
Note: from an entry in R. Scott's last journal written just before he died in Antarctica.
Authorship:
- by Robert Falcon Scott (1868 - 1912) [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 Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958), "Epilogue", 1949-1952, first performed 1953 [soprano and orchestra], from Symphony no. 7 - Sinfonia Antartica, no. 5. [ sung text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2017-11-23
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Word count: 27