Language: English 
Tritons, which bounding dive
Through Neptune's liquid plain,
Whenas ye shall arrive
With tilting tides where silver Ora plays,
And to your king his wat'ry tribute pays,
Tell how I dying live,
And burn in midst of all the coldest main.

Composition:

    Set to music by William Walton (1902 - 1983), "Tritons", 1920, published 1921, first performed 1929 [ voice and piano ]

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