by (Agnes) Mary (Frances) Robinson (1857 - 1944), as Madame Darmesteter
The king is dead
Language: English
And shall I weep that Love's no more, And magnify his reign? Sure never mortal man before, Would have his grief again. Farewell the long continued ache, The days adream, the nights awake, I will rejoice and merry make, And never more complain. King Love is dead and gone for aye, Who ruled with might and main, For with a bitter word one day, I found my tyrant slain, And he in heathenesse was bred, Nor ever was baptized, 'tis said, Nor is of any creed, and dead Can never rise again.
Text Authorship:
- by (Agnes) Mary (Frances) Robinson (1857 - 1944), as Madame Darmesteter [author's text not yet checked 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 Margaret Ruthven Lang (1867 - 1972), "The king is dead", op. 27, first performed 1899. [voice and piano] [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Nich Roehler
This text was added to the website: 2012-05-20
Line count: 16
Word count: 92