by Thomas Hardy (1840 - 1928)
Beckon to me to come Matches base text
Language: English
Beckon to me to come With handkerchief or hand, Or finger mere or thumb; Let forecasts be but rough, Parents more bleak than bland 'Twill be enough Maid mine, 'Twill be enough! Two fields, a wood, a tree, Nothing now more malign Lies between you and me; But were they bysm, or bluff, Or snarling sea, one sign Would be enough Maid mine, Would be enough!
Composition:
- Set to music by John (Nicholson) Ireland (1879 - 1962), "Beckon to me to come", 1926, published 1927 [ baritone and piano ], from Five Poems by Thomas Hardy, no. 1
Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Hardy (1840 - 1928), "Lover to mistress", appears in Human Shows, Far Phantasies, Songs, and Trifles, first published 1925
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Word count: 66