by Alfred Tennyson, Lord (1809 - 1892)
Move eastward, happy earth
Language: English
Move eastward, happy earth, and leave Yon orange sunset waning slow: From fringes of the faded eve, O, happy planet, eastward go: Till over thy dark shoulder glow Thy silver sister world, and rise To glass herself in dewey eyes That watch me from the glen below. Ah, bear me with thee, lightly borne, Dip forward under starry light, And move me to my marriage-morn, And round again to happy night.
Text Authorship:
- by Alfred Tennyson, Lord (1809 - 1892), "Move eastward, happy earth" [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 William Denis Browne (1888 - 1915), "Move eastward, happy earth", 1908, published 1910 [voice and piano], from Two Songs, no. 1. [ sung text not verified ]
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This text was added to the website: 2017-07-08
Line count: 12
Word count: 72