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Varuna II (The Waters)

Language: English

 'Fore mine eyes,
 Yawning and hungry,
 Looms the grave.
 Spare me, O great Varuna.
 Tossed by winds,
 Trembling and faint,
 I come to thee.
 Spare me, O great Varuna!
 Mighty God!
 Waters o'erwhelm me
 Swiftly rising.
 Spare me, O great Varuna!
 Yet within,
 Thirst fiercely burning
 Gnaws my heart.
 Spare me, O great Varuna.


Input by Geoffrey Wieting

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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)

Date added to the website: 2003-11-24.

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