by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
I have labored sore and suffered death
Language: English
I have labored sore and suffered death, And now I rest and draw my breath; But I shall come and call right soon Heaven and earth and hell to doom; And then shall know both devil and man What I was and what I am.
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- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 Elizabeth Walton Vercoe (b. 1941), "I have labored sore and suffered death", 1986 [mezzo-soprano or soprano and piano], from the a play - incidental music Herstory III: Jehanne de Lorraine, no. 2, confirmed with composer's website [ sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2019-02-16
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Word count: 45