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By the gaily circling glass

Language: English

 By the gaily circling glass 
 We can see how minutes pass 
 By the hollow cask we're told, 
 How the waning night grows old.

 Soon, too soon, the busy day
 Drives us from our sports away,
 What have we with day to do
 Sons of care 'twas made for you.


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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

Added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.

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