by Mary Coleridge (1861 - 1907)
Three aspects
Language: English
Some showed me Life as 'twere a royal game, Shining in every colour of the sun, With prizes to be played for, one by one, Love, riches, fame. Some showed me Life as 'twere a terrible fight, A ceasless striving 'gainst unnumbered foes, A battle ever harder to the close, Ending in night. Thou - Thou dids't make of Life a vision deep Of the deep happiness the spirit feels When heavenly music Heaven itself reveals And passions sleep.
Text Authorship:
- by Mary Coleridge (1861 - 1907), "Three aspects", appears in Poems, no. 161, first published 1907 [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 Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, Sir (1848 - 1918), "Three aspects", 1908, published 1909 [voice and piano], from the collection English Lyrics, Ninth Set, no. 1. [text verified 1 time]
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