by Laurence Binyon (1869 - 1943)
Exhortation and Kohima
Language: English
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. When you go home, tell them of us and say: For your tomorrow, we gave our today.
Text Authorship:
- by Laurence Binyon (1869 - 1943) [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 John Kenneth Tavener (1944 - 2013), "Exhortation and Kohima" [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2021-04-15
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