by George Meredith (1828 - 1909)
Joy is fleet
Language: English
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Joy is fleet, Sorrow slow. Love, so sweet, Sorrow will sow. Love, that has flown Ere day's decline, Love to have known, Sorrow, be mine!
Text Authorship:
- by George Meredith (1828 - 1909), "Joy is fleet" [author's text checked 1 time 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 Rutland Boughton (1878 - 1960), "Joy is fleet", c1908 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2022-01-02
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