by Bryan Waller Procter (1787 - 1874), as Barry Cornwall
I love him; I dream of him
Language: English
I love him; I dream of him; I sing of him by day; And all the night I hear him talk, And yet -- he's far away! There's beauty in the morning; There's sweetness in the May; There's music in the running stream; And yet -- he's far away! I love him; I trust in him; He trusteth me alway; And so the time flies hopefully, Although -- he's far away!
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Confirmed with Barry Cornwall, English Songs, and other Small Poems, London: Edward Moxon, 1844, page 50.
Text Authorship:
- by Bryan Waller Procter (1787 - 1874), as Barry Cornwall, "Song" [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 Granville Ransome Bantock, Sir (1868 - 1946), "I love him", 1890 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Gisbert, Freiherr von Vincke (1813 - 1892) , "Lied von Barry Cornwall" ; composed by Robert Emmerich.
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This text was added to the website: 2022-04-16
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