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by Frederick (Fred) G. Bowles ( flourished 1899-1918 )

This is Nirvana; Yussouf's song to...
Language: English 
Never forgotten that one day,
Never forgotten Love's sweet way!
Cruel was Fate;
Not yet too late,
Never shall Fate now say us "Nay."

Is it a dream? Never to part!
Shall I awake with sudden start,
Never to know
You lov'd me so;
Never to know your gentle heart?

Now is the day with beauty rife,
Peace after war, calm after strife;
Fate was unkind,
Fate now is blind;
This is Nirvana! This is life!

Text Authorship:

  • by Frederick (Fred) G. Bowles ( flourished 1899-1918 ) [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 Harry Thacker Burleigh (1866 - 1949), "This is Nirvana; Yussouf's song to Almona", 1905, published 1914 [ high voice and piano ], from Saracen Songs, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Garrett Medlock [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2021-01-08
Line count: 15
Word count: 76

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