Thomas Moore

Thomas Moore was an Irish poet and songwriter of the Romantic era, best known for his Irish Melodies, which combined lyrical verse with traditional Irish tunes, and for the oriental romance Lalla Rookh. His poetry often explores love, exile, and Irish national identity. Biografie ↓Mehr ↓

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Thomas Moore

On Music

When through life unblest we rove, Losing all that made life dear, Should some notes we used to love, In days of boyhood, meet our ear, Oh! how welcome breathes the strain! Wakening thoughts that long have slept, Kindling former smiles again In faded eyes that long have wept. Like the gale, that sighs along Beds of oriental flowers, Is the grateful breath of song, That once was heard in happier hours. Fill'd with balm the gale sighs on, Though the flowers have sunk in death; So, when pleasure's dream is gone, Its memory lives in Music's breath.

Thomas Moore

It Is Not the Tear At This Moment Shed

It is not the tear at this moment shed, When the cold turf has just been laid o'er him, That can tell how beloved was the friend that's fled, Or how deep in our hearts we deplore him. 'Tis the tear, through many a long day wept, 'Tis life's whole path o'ershaded; 'Tis the one remembrance, fondly kept, When all lighter griefs have faded. Thus his memory, like some holy light, Kept alive in our hearts, will improve them, For worth shall look fairer, and truth more bright, When we think how he lived but to love them. And as fresher flowers the sod perfume Where buried saints are lying, So our hearts shall borrow a sweetening bloom From the image he left there in dying!

Biografie

Thomas Moore was an Irish poet, songwriter, and entertainer of the Romantic period. He gained widespread fame for his Irish Melodies, a series of lyrics set to traditional airs that celebrated Irish culture while expressing subtle nationalist sentiments. His oriental romance Lalla Rookh combined lush imagery with tales of love and adventure, achieving immense popularity across Europe. Moore's style is characterized by musicality, emotional directness, and a blending of personal feeling with political longing. His work frequently evokes Irish landscapes and history, employing themes of lost love, exile, and patriotic yearning. A central figure in 19th-century Irish literature, he shaped the country's cultural identity and influenced later nationalist writers. He was also a close friend of Lord Byron and, as his literary executor, famously destroyed Byron's memoirs at the family's request. Moore's legacy endures through his songs, which remain an enduring part of Irish heritage.

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