by Bhartrihari (flourished 7th century CE)
Translation by Paul Elmer More (1864 - 1937)
Peace
Language: English  after the Sanskrit (संस्कृतम्)
Courage my Soul: now to the silent wood Alone we wander there to seek our food In the wild fruits and woo our dreams Less sleep on soft boughs gathered deep. Thus loud authority in folly bold And tongues that stammer with desire for gold And murmur of the windy world shall cease Nor echo through our peace.
Authorship:
- by Paul Elmer More (1864 - 1937) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Sanskrit (संस्कृतम्) by Bhartrihari (flourished 7th century CE) [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Samuel Barber (1910 - 1981), "Peace", 1935. [voice and piano] [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Mike Pearson
This text was added to the website: 2015-07-28
Line count: 8
Word count: 58