by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Translation by Andrew Lang (1844 - 1912)
Whether I find thee bright with fair
Language: English  after the Greek (Ελληνικά)
Whether I find thee bright with fair, Or still as bright with raven hair; With equal grace thy tresses shine, Ah, queen, and love will dwell divine In these thy locks, on that far day, When gold or sable turns to grey!
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Authorship:
- by Andrew Lang (1844 - 1912) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Edward Elgar, Sir (1857 - 1934), "Whether I find thee bright with fair
", op. 45 no. 2 [ttbb chorus], from Five Part-songs from the Greek Anthology, no. 2. [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 6
Word count: 42