Ernest Dowson (1867-1900).

"THEY ARE NOT LONG"

"They are not long, the weeping and the laughter,
Love and desire and hate:
I think they have no portion in us after
We pass the gate.

They are not long, the days of wine and roses:
Out of a misty dream
Our path emerges for awhile, then closes
Within a dream."


By Ernest Dowson (1867-1900).




Music score - Henry Mancini