by John Masefield (1878 - 1967)
Sea Fever
Language: English
I must down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by, And the wheel’s kick and the wind’s song and the white sail’s shaking, And a grey mist on the sea’s face and a grey dawn breaking.
Text Authorship:
- by John Masefield (1878 - 1967) [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 Nancy Hill Cobb (b. 1951), "Sea Fever", copyright © 2007 [ tb chorus and piano ], Santa Barbara Music Publishing
Publisher: Santa Barbara Music Publishing [external link] [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2026-08-27
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