Anthony O'Daly (Stephens, set by S. Barber, W. Mourant) (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)


Anthony!
Since your limbs were laid out
the stars do not shine!
The fish leap not out
in the waves!
On our meadows the dew
does not fall in the morn,
for O Daly is dead!
Not a flow'r can be born!
Not a word can be said!
Not a tree have a leaf!
On our meadows the dew
does not fall in the morn,
for O Daly is dead!
Anthony!
After you
there is nothing to do!
There is nothing but grief!

Authorship

James Stephens (1882-1950)

Reincarnations

Based on

text

Antoine Ó Raifteirí (1784-1835)

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

Samuel Barber (1910-1981)

Reincarnations

Walter Mourant (1910-)

Date added to the website: 2005-12-17.

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