© by Cecil Day Lewis (1904 - 1972)
Rest from loving and be living
Language: English
Rest from loving and be living [ ... ]
N. LeFanu sets stanzas 1, 3
Confirmed with Cecil Day Lewis, Collected Poems, Random House
Text Authorship:
- by Cecil Day Lewis (1904 - 1972), "Rest from loving and be living", appears in From Feathers to Iron, first published 1931, copyright © [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 David Andross Farquhar (1928 - 2007), "Rest from loving and be living", 1951 [ men's chorus and 2 percussionists ], from Two Songs of C. Day Lewis [sung text not yet checked]
- by Bernard James Naylor (1907 - 1986), "Rest from loving and be living", published 1973 [ high voice and piano ], from Speaking from the Snow, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:
- by Nicola LeFanu (b. 1947), "But Stars Remaining", 1970, published 1973 [ women's chorus a cappella ], Novello & Co Ltd
Publisher: https://www.wisemusicclassical.com/work/1230/But-Stars-Remaining--Nicola-LeFanu/ [external link]
This text was added to the website: 2026-03-10
Line count: 12
Word count: 70