by James Macpherson (pretending to translate "Ossian") (1736 - 1796)
In the lonely vale of streams Matches base text
Language: English
In the lonely vale of streams abides the narrow soul. Years roll on, seasons return, but he is still unknown. In a blast comes cloudy death and lays his gray head low. His ghost is in the vapour of the fenny field. Its course is never on hills, nor mossy vales of wind.
Composition:
- Set to music by John Wall Callcott (1766 - 1821), "In the lonely vale of streams", subtitle: "Glee for four voices" [ vocal quartet ]
Text Authorship:
- by James Macpherson (pretending to translate "Ossian") (1736 - 1796), appears in Temora
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Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2020-04-08
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Word count: 53