by William Ernest Henley (1849 - 1903)

Bring her again, o western wind
 (Sung text for setting by C. Forsyth)
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Language: English 
Our translations:  CHI
Bring her again, O western wind,
Over the western sea:
Gentle and good and fair and kind,
Bring her again to me!

Not that her fancy holds me dear,
Not that a hope may be:
Only that I may know her near,
Wind of the western sea.

Composition:

    Set to music by Cecil Forsyth (1870 - 1941), "Bring her again, o western wind", published 1918, copyright © 1918 [ voice and piano ]

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  • CHI Chinese (中文) [singable] (Dr Huaixing Wang) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website: 2008-01-08
Line count: 8
Word count: 47