by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832 - 1898), as Lewis Carroll
Sylvie and Bruno
Language: English
Is all our Life, then, but a dream Seen faintly in the golden gleam Athwart Time's dark resistless stream? Bowed to the earth with bitter woe, Or laughing at some raree-show, We flutter idly to and fro. Man's little Day in haste we spend, And, from its merry noontide, send No glance to meet the silent end.
Text Authorship:
- by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832 - 1898), as Lewis Carroll [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 Michèle Reverdy (b. 1943), "Sylvie and Bruno", 2009, first performed 2010 [ voice and piano ], from De l'ironie contre l'absurdité du monde, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2025-09-20
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