by Muna Lee (1895 - 1965)
The host
Language: English
Any is free to happiness who has The pence to pay, And many are feasted by happiness Whom grief would turn away. Oh! I walk as one apart this night, And proud in my heart am I, For it’s grief who ran and clung to me And would not let me by.
Text Authorship:
- by Muna Lee (1895 - 1965) [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 Amy Marcy Cheney Beach (1867 - 1944), "The host", op. 117 (Three Songs) no. 2, published 1925
Score: IMSLP [external link] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Annie Matan [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2025-12-04
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