by Alfred Tennyson, Lord (1809 - 1892)
Crossing the Bar Matches original text
Language: English
Our translations: CHI
Sunset and evening star, And one clear call for me! And may there be no moaning of the bar, When I put out to sea, But such a tide as moving seems asleep, Too full for sound and foam, When that which drew from out the boundless deep Turns again home! Twilight and evening bell, And after that the dark! And may there be no sadness of farewell, When I embark; For though from out our bourn of Time and Place The flood may bear me far, I hope to see my Pilot face to face When I have crost the bar.
Composition:
- Set to music by Augusta Read Thomas (b. 1964), "Crossing the Bar", 2000, first performed 2000 [ soprano, large SATB chorus, and orchestra ], from Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky, no. 7
Text Authorship:
- by Alfred Tennyson, Lord (1809 - 1892), "Crossing the Bar", appears in Demeter and Other Poems, first published 1889
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CHI Chinese (中文) (Dr Huaixing Wang) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2007-06-14
Line count: 16
Word count: 102