by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882)
Sweet as the tender fragrance that...
Language: English
Our translations: ITA
Sweet as the tender fragrance that survives, When martyred flowers breathe out their little lives, Sweet as a song that once consoled our pain, But never will be sung to us again, Is thy remembrance. Now the hour of rest Hath come to thee. Sleep, darling; it is best.
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Text Authorship:
- by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882), "Delia", appears in Kéramos and Other Poems, first published 1878 [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 John W. Bischoff (1850 - 1909), "Sweet remembrance", published 1890 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Reinhold Busch (1862 - 1943), "Remembrance", published 1900 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Kenneth Christie , "Delia", published 1950 [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Louis Adolphe Coerne (1870 - 1922), "Delia", op. 28 (Ten Songs) no. 1, published 1894 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Frederic Hymen Cowen, Sir (1852 - 1935), "The remembrance", published >>1879 [ voice and piano ], from Album of Twelve Songs [sung text not yet checked]
- by W. K. Hamilton , "Delia" [ voice and piano ], from Three Songs [sung text not yet checked]
- by Jacob Heymann , "Delia", published 1932 [ medium voice and piano ], from Three Songs [sung text not yet checked]
- by Arthur Ives , "Delia", published 1910 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Lowell Liebermann (b. 1961), "Delia", op. 57 no. 5 (1997) [ high voice and piano ], from Six Songs on Poems by Henry W. Longfellow, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Klaus Miehling (b. 1963), "Delia", op. 150 no. 4 (2008) [ baritone and piano ], from Elf Lieder nach Henry W. Longfellow, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Uda Waldrop , "Thy remembrance" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Dolce come l'aroma tenero che rimane", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-06-10
Line count: 6
Word count: 49