by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822)
Her voice did quiver as we parted
Language: English
Her voice did quiver as we parted,
Yet knew I not that heart was broken
From which it came, and I departed
Heeding not the words then spoken.
Misery — O Misery,
This world is all too wide for thee.
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Confirmed with The Complete Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley, Oxford University Press, 1914.
Text Authorship:
- by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822), "On Fanny Godwin" [author's text checked 1 time 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 Marie Cornélie Cathérine Reynvaan (1854 - 1934), "On Fanny Goodwin", published 1907 [ voice and piano ], from Shelley-liederen, no. 2, Amsterdam : Alsbach , also set in Dutch (Nederlands) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Evelyn Hope Squire (1878 - 1936), "Misery O Misery", published 1919 [ voice and piano ], from Four Short Songs, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
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- Also set in Dutch (Nederlands), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Marie Cornélie Cathérine Reynvaan.
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