by Alfred Tennyson, Lord (1809 - 1892)
Choric Song See base text
Language: English
There is sweet music here that softer falls
Than petals from blown roses on the grass,
Or night-dews ...
Of shadowy granite, in a gleaming pass;
Music that gentlier on the spirit lies,
Than tired eyelids upon tired eyes;
Music that brings sweet sleep down from the blissful skies.
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Note: the text above is taken from lines 1-7 of the original text.
Composition:
- Set to music by Morfydd Llwyn Owen (1891 - 1918), "Choric Song", 1913, lines 1-7 [ voice, celesta, and strings ]
Score: Cardiff University Digital Special Collections [external link]
Text Authorship:
- by Alfred Tennyson, Lord (1809 - 1892), appears in Poems, in The Lotos-Eaters, in Choric Song, no. 1, first published 1832
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Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Justin Miller [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 11
Word count: 87