by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852)
Song
Language: English
When evening shades are falling O'er Ocean's sunny sleep, To pilgrims' hearts recalling Their home beyond the deep; When rest o'er all descending, The shores with gladness smile, And lutes, their echoes blending, Are heard from isle to isle, Then, Mary, Star of the Sea, We pray, we pray to thee! The noon-day tempest over, Now Ocean toils no more, And wings of halcyons hover, Where all was strife before. Oh thus may life, in closing Its short tempestuous day, Beneath heaven's smile reposing, Shine all its storms away: Thus, Mary, Star of the Sea, We pray, we pray, to thee!
Confirmed with The Poetical Works of Thomas Moore, ed. by Charles Kent, London, Routledge and Songs, 1883, page 409.
Authorship:
- by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852), "Song" [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):
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Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Viktor von Arentsschild (1819 - 1859) , "Lied" ; composed by Carl Banck.
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This text was added to the website: 2016-05-29
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