An Immorality
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English
Sing we for love and idleness,
Naught else is worth the having.
Though I have been in many a land,
There is naught else in living.
And I would rather have my sweet,
Though rose-leaves die of grieving,
Than do high deeds in Hungary
To pass all men's believing.
Authorship
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text),
listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
 by Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
, "An Immorality", published 1926. [soprano, SSA chorus, and piano]
by Lee Hoiby (1926-)
, "An Immorality", 1952, published 1956. [high voice and piano]
by John G. Koch (1928-)
, "An Immorality", published 1965. [voice and piano]
by Ben Weber (1916-1979)
, "An Immorality", op. 40 (Four Songs) no. ?, published 1954. [soprano or tenor and violoncello]
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