by Honorat de Bueil, Seigneur de Racan (1589 - 1670)
Translation Singable translation by Theophilus Julius Henry Marzials (1850 - 1920)
Drinking song
Language: English after the French (Français)
O why this endless toil and trouble
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Text Authorship:
- Singable translation by Theophilus Julius Henry Marzials (1850 - 1920)
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Honorat de Bueil, Seigneur de Racan (1589 - 1670), "La Vie", subtitle: "À Maynard"
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), "Drinking song", published [1883] [ medium voice and piano ], from Mélodies, no. 8, London, Metzler & Co. Limited, also set in French (Français)
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