by Alfred Tennyson, Lord (1809 - 1892)
Crossing the Bar See original
Language: English
Our translations: CHI
Sunset and evening star,
And one clear call for me!
And may there be no moaning of the bar,
When I put out to sea,
But such a tide as moving seems asleep,
Too full for sound and foam,
When that which drew from out the boundless deep
Turns again home!
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Composition:
- Set to music by Joseph Kaufer (1909 - 1990), "Crossing the Bar", published 1951, stanzas 1-2 [ voice and piano ], from Dover Beach and Other Songs, no. 10, Waukegan, Illinois: Lyric-Art
Text Authorship:
- by Alfred Tennyson, Lord (1809 - 1892), "Crossing the Bar", appears in Demeter and Other Poems, first published 1889
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CHI Chinese (中文) (Dr Huaixing Wang) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2007-06-14
Line count: 16
Word count: 102