by George W. Honts, First Lieutenant (d. 1945)
Crossing the English Channel ‑‑: Recitativo
Language: English
March 10, '44 [in the middle of the Channel for three days] I am the only officer aboard from my outfit--the boys are at a high pitch and primed for action. I am not the big chap that you may have imagined... right now I feel very small and unfit, unequal to the task that is awaiting for me just beyond the horizon and I am guilty of hiding a great loneliness and not a little fear behind a demeanor of official bravado and I confess feeling very smug in your love. Shouldn't I feel more proud of attaining you that if I were the big, brave, invincible knight of your dreams?
Authorship:
- by George W. Honts, First Lieutenant (d. 1945) [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 Alan Louis Smith , "Crossing the English Channel --: Recitativo", 2012, from Vignettes: Letters from George to Evelyn: from the Private Papers of a World War II Bride, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2013-11-21
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