by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882)
Ships that pass in the night
Language: English
Ships that pass in the night, and speak each other in passing, only a signal shown and a distant voice in the darkness; So on the ocean of life, we pass and speak one another, Only a look and a voice, then darkness again and a silence.
Authorship:
- by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882), "Ships that pass in the night" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Arthur Foote (1853 - 1937), "Ships that pass in the night" [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2022-10-05
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Word count: 47