by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod
Remembrance
Language: English
No more: let there be no more said. It is over now, the long hope, the beautiful dream. The poor body of love in his grave is laid. I had dreamed his shining eyes eternal, alas! Now, dead love, I know, can never rise again. Never, never again shall I see even his shadow pass. A star has ceased to shine in my lonely skies. Sometimes I dream I see it shining in my heart, As a bird the windless pool over which it flies. No: no more: I will not say what I see, there: Sorrow has depths within depths... silence is best: Farewell, Dead Love: no more the same road we fare.
Text Authorship:
- by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod, "Remembrance", appears in From the Hills of Dream, first published 1901 [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 Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949), "Remembrance", op. 76 (Six Sets of Five Songs Each for Voice and Pianoforte, Set V) no. 2 (1927) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by John Theodore Livingston Raynor (1909 - 1970), "Remembrance", op. 29 (1944) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-08-18
Line count: 12
Word count: 114