by Richard Monckton Milnes, Lord Houghton (1809 - 1885)
The swarthy followers stood aloof
Language: English
The swarthy followers stood aloof, Unled -- unfathered; He lay beneath that grassy roof Fresh-gathered. He bade them, as they passed the hut, To give no warning Of their still faithful presence but "Good Morning." To him, may be, through broken sleep And pains abated, These words were into senses deep Translated. Dear dead salutes of wife and child, Old kirkyard greetings; Sunrises over hill-sides wild, Heart-beatings; Welcoming sounds of fresh-blown seas, Of homeward travel, Tangles of thought last memories Unravel. . . . . . . 'Neath England's fretted roof of fame -- With flowers adorning An open grave -- comes up the same "Good Morning." Morning o'er that weird continent Now slowly breaking -- Europe her sullen self-restraint Forsaking! Morning of sympathy and trust For such as bore Their Master's spirit's sacred crust To England's shore.
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- by Richard Monckton Milnes, Lord Houghton (1809 - 1885), "The Death of Livingstone", subtitle: "Ilala - May, 1873" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- by Charles Gounod (1818 - 1893), "Stances à la mémoire de D Livingstone", alternate title: "Ilala", CG. 391 (1873), orchestrated 1874 [voice and piano or orchestra], also set in French (Français) [ sung text checked 1 time]
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- Also set in French (Français), a translation (M. C. R. ) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Charles Gounod.
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