by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Translation by Alma Strettell (1856 - 1939)
Yea, cast me from heights of the...
Language: English after the Greek (Ελληνικά)
Yea, cast me from heights of the mountains to deeps of the ocean, Let the thunderbolt strike me, o'erwhelm me with fire or with snow! Since him whom Love's burden hath crushed, and whom Eros hath broken, Not even the swift-winged lightnings of Zeus can o'erthrow!
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Text Authorship:
- by Alma Strettell (1856 - 1939) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Edward Elgar, Sir (1857 - 1934), "Yea, cast me from heights of the mountains to deeps of the ocean
", op. 45 no. 1 [TTBB chorus], from Five Part-songs from the Greek Anthology, no. 1. [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 46