by George Henry Borrow (1803 - 1881)
Life is sweet, brother."
Language: English
"Life is sweet, brother." "Do you think so?" "Think so! -- There's night and day, brother, both sweet things; sun, moon, and stars, brother, all sweet things; there's likewise a wind on the heath. Life is very sweet, brother; who would wish to die?"
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- by George Henry Borrow (1803 - 1881), no title, appears in Lavengro, chapter 25 [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 George Harris , "Life is sweet, brother", 1925. [voice and piano] [text not verified]
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