by Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885)
Translation Singable translation by Theophilus Julius Henry Marzials (1850 - 1920)
The Captive
Language: English after the French (Français)
Oh, were I not a slave
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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), "La captive", appears in Les Orientales, no. 9
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), "The Captive", published [1883] [ medium voice and piano ], from Mélodies, no. 7, London, Metzler & Co. Limited, also set in French (Français)
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in Swedish (Svenska), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [an adaptation] ; composed by Emil Sjögren.
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