introducing the poet
thomas Moore (1779-1852) is an Irish poet, satirist , composer , and political propagandist .
Warm up
Memories , sweet or sad , always live with us . We cherish fond memories . Elderly people who have very little to look forward to often recall friendships and past incidents . Nostalgia haunts them . thomas moore canvasses the memories of past and present in this poem . it is one of the finest songs of moore with complete adaptation of words to music and music to words along with high quality of potential
the text
Oft , in the stilly night,
Ere slumber’s chain has bound me,
found memory brings the light
of other days around me ;
the smiles , the tears ,
of boyhood’s years,
The words of love then spoken ;
the eyes that shone ,
Now dimm’d and gone
the cheerful hearts now broken
Thus , in the stilly night ,
Era slumber’s chain hath bound me ,
sad memory brings the light
of other days around me .
when I remember all
the friends , so link ‘ d together
l’ ve seen around me fall,
like leaves in wintry weather ;
i feel like one
who treads alone
some banquet – hall deserted ,
whose treads alone
some banquet – hall deserted ,
whose lights are fled ,
whose garlands dead ,
And all but he departed
thus , in the stilly night ,
Era slumber’s chain has bound me ,
sad memory brings the light
of other days around me.
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