Ceux qui luttent ce sont ceux qui vivent. And down here they luttent a very great deal indeed. But if life be the desideratum, why grieve, ils vivent.
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Text Authorship:
- by Stevie Smith (1903 - 1971), "Ceux qui luttent", appears in Tender Only to One, first published 1938 [author's text not yet checked 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 (Agnes) Elisabeth Lutyens (1906 - 1983), "Ceux qui luttent", 1948, published 1948 [ voice and piano ], from Stevie Smith Songs, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2003-10-13
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