by Lewis Morris (1833 - 1907)
Look out, O Love
Language: English
Look out, O Love, across the sea: A soft breeze fans the summer night, The low waves murmur lovingly, And lo! the fitful beacon's light. Some day perchance, when I am gone, And muse by far-off tropic seas, You may be gazing here alone, On starlit waves and skies like these. Or perhaps together, you and I, Alone, enwrapt, no others by, Shall watch again that fitful flame, And know that we are not the same. Or maybe we shall come no more, But from some unreturning shore, In dreams shall see that light again, And hear that starlit sea complain.
Authorship:
- by Lewis Morris (1833 - 1907), "Look out, O Love" [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 Clara Kathleen Rogers (1844 - 1931), "Look out, O Love", op. 22 (Three Songs) no. 1, published 1885 [ voice and piano ], Boston : Arthur P. Schmidt and Co. [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2011-07-13
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Word count: 101