by Alfred Edward Housman (1859 - 1936)
They say my verse is sad: no wonder
Language: English
They say my verse is sad: no wonder; Its narrow measure spans Tears of eternity, and sorrow, Not mine, but man's. This is for all ill-treated fellows Unborn and unbegot, For them to read when they're in trouble And I am not.
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Authorship:
- by Alfred Edward Housman (1859 - 1936), no title, appears in More Poems, first published 1936 [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 Ernst Bacon (1898 - 1990), "No wonder", c1970. [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-12-13
Line count: 8
Word count: 42