Ffarwel Ffranses (Farewell Frances)
Language: English
O farewell my Frances, sweet Frances, adieu! My heart's dearest hopes are all center'd in you; On Penmaen's proud cliff will you watch for the gales That speed from the shores of high Arvon our sails? When tempests in fury around me shall rave, How oft will I think of that dark echoing cave, Where trembling she shelter'd her delicate form, While the rocks all around us rebellow'd the storm. O when the pale moonbeam sleeps sweet on the wave, Wilt thou wander alone by he sea-beaten cave; And cherish a tender remembrance of me, Tho' doomed in long exile to languish for thee.
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809), "Ffarwel Ffranses (Farewell Frances)", Hob. XXXIb no. 13, JHW. XXXII/4 no. 328 [voice, violin, violoncello, and piano], note: there appear to be two versions of this setting [text verified 1 time]
Set in a modified version by Joseph Haydn.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-09-16
Line count: 12
Word count: 104