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The Poet's Life
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Wikipedia article
'The Poets Life' is a song written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1892, with words by "Ellen Burroughs".Ellen Burroughs was a pseudonym of the American poet Sophie Jewett (18611909)
The manuscript of the song has a dedication to "Mrs. Fitton",Isobel Fitton, "Ysobel" of the Enigma Variations but this is crossed out.
The song was published in 1907 as one of the 'Seven Lieder of Edward Elgar', with English and German words.
Lyrics
'German words by Ed. Sachs.'
NOTES
There are about 20 lines of verse, of which only the first and last are shown.
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Recordings
*[http://www.emusic.com/album/The-Works-Songs-Piano-Music-By-Edward-Elgar-MP3-Download/11044195.html Songs and Piano Music by Edward Elgar] has "The Poet's Life" performed by Mark Wilde (tenor), with David Owen Norris (piano).
*[http://www.mvdaily.com/articles/2000/02/somm220.htm The Songs of Edward Elgar SOMM CD 220] Neil Mackie (tenor) with Malcolm Martineau (piano), at Southlands College, London, April 1999
References
*Kennedy, Michael, 'Portrait of Elgar' (Oxford University Press, 1968)
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