Irish song writer (1883–1942).
Born December 12th, 1883 in Dublin.
Died November 24th, 1942 at 58 years old in Dublin.
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel