by George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron (1788 - 1824)
A farewell to land See original
Language: English
'Adieu, adieu! my native shore
Fades o'er the waters blue;
The Night-winds sigh, the breakers roar,
And shrieks the wild sea-mew.
Yon Sun that sets upon the sea
We follow in his flight;
Farewell awhile to him and thee,
My native Land -- Good Night!
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Composition:
- Set to music by Charles Edward Ives (1874 - 1954), "A farewell to land", 1909, published 1935, stanza 1 [ voice and piano ], in 18 Songs
Text Authorship:
- by George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron (1788 - 1824), no title, appears in Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, a Romaunt: and other Poems, in Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, in 1. Canto the First, Canto I, first published 1812
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Alexis Paulin Pâris) , "Adieu, adieu! ma terre natale"
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 80
Word count: 470