by Bryan Waller Procter (1787 - 1874)
Request
Language: English
Is my lover on the sea Sailing east or sailing west, Mighty ocean, gentle be, Rock him into rest. Let no angry wind arise Nor a wave with whitened crest, All be gentle as his eyes When he is caressed. Bear him as the breeze above Bears the bird unto his nest, There unto his home of love And there bid him rest.
Authorship:
- by Bryan Waller Procter (1787 - 1874) [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 George Whitefield Chadwick (1854 - 1931), "Request", op. 11 (Three little songs) no. 1 (1876) [ soprano or tenor and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 63