The Poet's Life


”The Poet’s Life” is a song written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1892, with words by "Ellen Burroughs".
The manuscript of the song has a dedication to "Mrs. Fitton", 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.

English
THE POET'S LIFE
German
DICHTERLEBEN
NOTES
There are about 20 lines of verse, of which only the first and last are shown.
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Recordings

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