by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822)
Translation by Jaroslav Vrchlický (1853 - 1912)
Where art thou, beloved To‑morrow?
Language: English
Where art thou, beloved To-morrow? When young and old, and strong and weak, Rich and poor, through joy and sorrow, Thy sweet smiles we ever seek, -- In thy place--ah! well-a-day! We find the thing we fled--To-day.
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Text Authorship:
- by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822), "To-morrow", first published 1824 [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 Antheil (1900 - 1959), "To-morrow", published 1951 [ SATB chorus and piano ], from Eight Fragments from Shelley, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Laura Wilson Barker (1819 - 1905), "To-morrow, Canzonet", published 1847, from Six Songs, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ellen Dickson (1819 - 1878), as Dolores, "Tomorrow", published 1863 [ voice and piano ], London [sung text not yet checked]
- by Evelyn Hope Squire (1878 - 1936), "Where art thou, beloved Tomorrow", published 1919 [ voice and piano ], from Four Short Songs, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CZE Czech (Čeština) (Jaroslav Vrchlický) , "Zítra", Prague, J. Otto, first published 1901
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2005-01-26
Line count: 6
Word count: 36
Zítra
Language: Czech (Čeština) after the English
Ó Zítra zbožňované, kde jsi? Když sláb či silný, stár či mlád, chud, bohat mezi trudy, plesy tvůj úsměv hledá plný vnad — na místě tvém, ó žal, ó děs! vždy najde, před čímž prchal — Dnes.
Confirmed with SHELLEY, P. B. Výbor lyriky, translated by Jaroslav Vrchlický, Praha: J. Otto, 1901, page 120.
Text Authorship:
- by Jaroslav Vrchlický (1853 - 1912), "Zítra", Prague, J. Otto, first published 1901 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in English by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822), "To-morrow", first published 1824
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2019-07-26
Line count: 6
Word count: 37