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]
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