by Robert Browning (1812 - 1889)
Good to forgive
Language: English
Good to forgive; Best, to forget! Living, we fret; Dying, we live. Fretless and free, Soul, clap thy pinion! Earth have dominion, Body, o'er thee! Wander at will, Day after day, -- Wander away, Wandering still -- Soul that canst soar! Body may slumber: Body shall cumber Soul-flight no more Waft of soul's wing! What lies above? Sunshine and Love, Sky-blue and Spring Body hides -- where? Ferns of all feather, Mosses and heather, Yours be the care!
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Browning (1812 - 1889), "Good to forgive" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Clara Kathleen Rogers (1844 - 1931), "Good to forgive", op. 32 no. 4, published 1900 [voice and piano], from Browning songs (Second Series), no. 4, Boston : Arthur P. Schmidt and Co. [text not verified]
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2011-07-14
Line count: 23
Word count: 75