by Harriet Augusta Dorotea Löwenhjelm (1887 - 1918)
May we be happy and rejoice
Language: English
May we be happy and rejoice on this green earth, oh my son! But tired and smiling we leave our toys when it's over, and life is done.
Authorship:
- by Harriet Augusta Dorotea Löwenhjelm (1887 - 1918) [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 Bo Linde (1933 - 1970), "May we be happy and rejoice", 1954, first performed 1960 [ voice and piano ], from Fyra allvarliga sånger, no. 4, confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2019-02-14
Line count: 4
Word count: 28