by Harry Rodney Bennett (1890 - 1948), as Royden Barrie
I heard you singing
Language: English
Available translation(s): ITA
I heard you singing when the dawn was grey And silver dew on ev'ry blossom lay; Though the rising sun too soon drank up the dew, I thought I heard you singing all the long day through. I heard you singing in the silent hour When evening came with sleep for bird and flow'r; A song like happy murmuring of woodland streams, I thought I heard you singing down the vale of dreams. Beloved, when the last call echoes clear, And I must part from all that is so dear, I shall not fear the valley that before me lies, If I may hear you singing as I close my eyes.
Authorship:
- by Harry Rodney Bennett (1890 - 1948), as Royden Barrie [author's text not yet checked 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 Eric Coates (1886 - 1957), "I heard you singing", published 1923 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Ti ho sentito cantare", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Ted Perry
This text was added to the website: 2004-08-07
Line count: 12
Word count: 111