by Matthew Arnold (1822 - 1888)

Far, far from each other
 (Sung text for setting by F. Bridge)
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Language: English 
Our translations:  FRE GER
 ... 

Far, far from each other
Our spirits have flown.
And what heart knows another?
Ah! who knows his own?

Blow, ye winds! lift me with you
I come to the wild.
Fold closely, O Nature!
Thine arms round thy child.

 ... 

Ah, calm me! restore me
And dry up my tears
On thy high mountain platforms,
Where Morn first appears,

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 9-10,12 of the original text.

Composition:

    Set to music by Frank Bridge (1879 - 1941), "Far, far from each other", 1906, published 1982, first performed 1908, stanzas 9-10,12 [ medium voice, viola, piano ], from Three songs with viola, no. 1
        Score: IMSLP [external link]

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 90
Word count: 466