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by Adam Asnyk (1838 - 1897), as El...y

Szkoda
Language: Polish (Polski) 
Szkoda kwiatów, które więdną
W ustroni – 
I nikt nie zna ich barw świeżych
I woni;
Szkoda pereł, które leżą
W mórz toni;
Szkoda uczuć, które młodość
Roztrwoni;
Szkoda marzeń, co się w ciemność
Rozproszą;
Szkoda ofiar, które nie są
Rozkoszą;
Szkoda pragnień, co nie mogą
Wybuchać;
Szkoda piosnek, których nie ma
Kto słuchać;
Szkoda męstwa, gdy nie przyjdzie
Do starcia…
I serc szkoda, co nie mają
Oparcia.

Confirmed with Adam Asnyk, Poezye Tom I, wydane nakładem Gebethnera i Wolfa, Lwów, 1898, page 183.


Text Authorship:

  • by Adam Asnyk (1838 - 1897), as El...y, "Szkoda!", written 1868 [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 Zygmunt (Sigismond) Denis Antoni Jordan Stojowski (1870 - 1946), "Szkoda", 1886 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Magdalena Molendowska [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2020-09-29
Line count: 20
Word count: 68

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