by Hartley Burr Alexander (1873 - 1939)
The last song
Language: English
[Let]1 it be beautiful when I sing the last song, Let it be day! I would stand upon my two feet, singing! I would look upward with open eyes, singing! I would have the winds to envelope my body; I would have the sun to shine upon my body; The whole world [would I]2 have to make music with me! Let it be beautiful when thou wouldst slay me, O Shining One! Let it be day when I sing the last song!
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1 Blom: "To die singing. Let"
2 Blom: "I would"
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1 Blom: "To die singing. Let"
2 Blom: "I would"
Text Authorship:
- by Hartley Burr Alexander (1873 - 1939), "The last song" [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 Diana Blom , "The last song", 2018 [ tenor and piano ], from Portrait of America, no. 1, Wirripang Publishing [sung text checked 1 time]
- by James Hotchkiss Rogers (1857 - 1940), "The last song", published 1922 [ voice and piano ], New York: G. Schirmer [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, [adaptation] ; composed by Diana Blom.
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Garrett Medlock [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2020-07-16
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Word count: 84