Odds life! must one swear to the truth of a song?

Odds life! must one swear to the truth of a song?

All the sounds of the earth are like music.

All the sounds of the earth are like music.

Music is the divine way to tell beautiful, poetic things to the heart.

Music is the divine way to tell beautiful, poetic things to the heart.

"Music hath charms to soothe the savage beast,"
And therefore proper at a sheriff's feast.

"Music hath charms to soothe the savage beast,"
And therefore proper at a sheriff's feast.

I think often sadness is a great place to get songs from.

I think often sadness is a great place to get songs from.

Without music, life would be a mistake.

Without music, life would be a mistake.

Gayly the troubadour
Touched his guitar.

Gayly the troubadour
Touched his guitar.

Wagner's music is better than it sounds.

Wagner's music is better than it sounds.

Who hears music feels his solitude peopled at once.

Who hears music feels his solitude peopled at once.