by Esther Kunda
I'm in mourning
Language: English
I'm in mourning for dead hopes. I'm wearing black under my eyes from long hours of vigil at the bedside of dying dreams. And in the end it matters little when hopes and dreams and bones lie buried side by side But, oh, the pity there's nothing now!
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Text Authorship:
- by Esther Kunda , "Bereaved" [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 Tsippi Fleischer (b. 1946), "Valse of the Devil", op. 63 (2005) [ soprano and instrumental ensemble ], from Lead life, no. 4
Score: Tsippi Fleischer [external link] [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2026-03-29
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