by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
As Life what is so sweet
Language: English
As Life what is so sweet, what creature would not choose thee? The wounded heart doth weep when he is forced to lose thee: The bruised worm doth strive 'gainst fear of death and all choose life with pain ere loss of breath. The dove which knows no guilt weeps for her mate a-dying; and never any blood was spilt but left the loser crying: If swans do sing, it is to crave of death he would not reave them of their happy breath.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 David Leo Diamond (1915 - 2005), "As Life what is so sweet", 1941. [voice and piano] [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2011-09-08
Line count: 10
Word count: 84