This world is all a fleeting show
Language:
English
This world is all a fleeting show,
For man's illusion given;
The smiles of joy, the tears of woe,
Deceitful shine, deceitful flow --
There's nothing true but heaven!
And false the light on glory's plume,
As fading hues of even;
And love and hope and beauty's bloom,
are blossoms gathered for the tomb;
There's nothing bright but heaven.
Poor wonderers of a stormy day!
From wave to wave we're driven,
And fancy's flash and reason's ray
Serve but to light the troubled way --
There's nothing calm but heaven.
Authorship
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text),
listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
Set in
French,
adapted by
Louise Swanton-Belloc (1796-1881)
FRE
Date added to the website: 2003-11-03.
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Méditation religieuse
Language:
French
Ce monde entier n'est qu'une ombre fugitive;
il n'est rien de vrai que le Ciel.
L'éclat des ailes de la gloire est faux et passager;
les fleurs de l'amour, de l'espérance, de la beauté
s'épanouissent pour la tombe;
il n'est rien de brillant que le Ciel.
Pauvres voyageurs d'un jour orageux,
le flambeau du génie, celui de la raison
ne font que nous montrer les dangers de la route;
il n'est rien de calme que le Ciel.
Input by John Versmoren
Authorship
Based on
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text),
listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
Date added to the website: 2003-11-03.
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