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Ruins of Paestum

Language: English

On lowlands where the temples lie
    The marsh-grass mingles with the flowers, 
Only the little songs of birds
    Link the unbroken hours.

So in the end, above my heart
    Once like the city wild and gay, 
The slow white stars will pass by night,
    The swift brown birds by day.


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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: 2004-12-29.

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