by Charlotte Mew (1869 - 1928)
Sea love
Language: English
Tide be runnin' the great world over: 'Twas only last June month I mind that we Was thinkin' the toss and the call in the breast of the lover So ever-lastin' as the sea. Here's the same little fishes that sputter and swim, Wi' the moon's old glim on the grey, wet sand; An' him no more to me nor me to him Than the wind goin' over my hand.
Text Authorship:
- by Charlotte Mew (1869 - 1928), "Sea love" [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 Arthur Edward Drummond Bliss, Sir (1891 - 1975), "Sea love", c1927, published 1984, first performed 1927 [ soprano, violin, and piano ], from Four songs, no. 2, Novello [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Michael Brough (b. 1960), "Sea love", op. 17 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Michael Tippett (1905 - 1998), "Sea Love", 1928 [ voice and piano ], from Three Songs, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Ted Perry
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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