by Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885)
Translation Singable translation by Theophilus Julius Henry Marzials (1850 - 1920)
Consolation
Language: English after the French (Français)
Tell, oh tell me, lady, why
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Text Authorship:
- Singable translation by Theophilus Julius Henry Marzials (1850 - 1920)
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885), no title, written 1834, appears in Les Chants du Crépuscule, in 33. Dans l’église de *** , no. 6
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Arthur Goring Thomas (1850 - 1892), "Consolation", published [1883] [ medium voice and piano ], from Mélodies, no. 5, London, Metzler & Co. Limited, also set in French (Français)
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