by Philip Bourke Marston (1850 - 1887)
The river flows forever
Language: English
The river flows forever; The moon upon it shines, One walks beside the river, With heart that longs and pines. The softly lapsing river, It whispers in its flow, Of dear days gone forever, Those days of long ago. He listens to the river; A spirit seems to say: "Forever, Love, forever, some day, some blessed day!"
Text Authorship:
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 Foote (1853 - 1937), "The river flows forever", op. 55 (Three songs) no. 2, published 1904 [ voice and piano ], Arthur Schmidt, Boston [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2017-05-02
Line count: 12
Word count: 57