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Scenes from my childhood are with me, I'm in the lot behind our house upon the hill, A spring day's sun is setting, mother with Tom in her arms is coming towards the garden; the lettuce rows are showing green. Thinner grows the smoke o'er the town, stronger comes the breeze from the ridge, 'Tis after six, the whistles have blown, the milk train's gone down the valley Daddy is coming up the hill from the mill, We run down the lane to meet him But today! In freedom's cause Tom sailed away for over there, over there! Scenes from my childhood are floating before my eyes.
Authorship:
- by Charles Edward Ives (1874 - 1954), written 1917 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Charles Edward Ives (1874 - 1954), "Tom sails away", from Three Songs of the War, no. 3. [ sung text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Tom navigue au loin", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 107
Des scènes de mon enfance sont avec moi, Je suis dans la parcelle derrière notre maison sur la colline, Le soleil d'un jour de printemps se couche, Maman avec Tom dans ses bras Arrive dans le jardin ; Les rangées de laitue commencent à verdir. La fumée devient plus fine au dessus de la ville, La brise souffle plus fort depuis la crête, C'est après six heures, les sifflets ont retenti, Le train laitier est parti en bas dans la vallée, Papa remonte la colline depuis le moulin, Nous courons sur le chemin à sa rencontre. Mais aujourd'hui ! Pour défendre la liberté Tom est parti sur la mer Au loin, au loin ! Des scènes de mon enfance Flottent devant mes yeux.
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- Translation from English to French (Français) copyright © 2015 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in English by Charles Edward Ives (1874 - 1954), written 1917
This text was added to the website: 2015-07-27
Line count: 16
Word count: 123