by Algernon Blackwood (1869 - 1951)
The laugher
Language: English
(laughs)
I'm everywhere,
The universal solvent of despair,
(laughs)
Ah! that sings away the half
Of ev'ry care because I laugh!
I laugh
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Edward Elgar, Sir (1857 - 1934), "The laugher", op. 78 no. 4 (1915), first performed 1915 [soprano and piano], from The Starlight Express, no. 4. [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-02-19
Line count: 7
Word count: 23