by Gilbert Parker (1862 - 1932)
Through the round window above, the deep...
Language: English
Through the round window above, the deep palpable blue, The wan bright moon, and the sweet stinging breath of the sea; And below, in the shadows, thine eyes like stars, And Love brooding low, and the warm white glory of thee. Oh, soft was the song in my soul, and soft beyond thought were thy lips, And thou wert mine own, and Eden reconquered was mine: And the way that I go is the way of thy feet, and the breath that I breathe It hath being from thee, and life from the life that is thine!
E. Elgar sets stanza 2
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Text Authorship:
- by Gilbert Parker (1862 - 1932), "At Sea", appears in Embers, first published 1894 [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 Edward Elgar, Sir (1857 - 1934), "Oh, soft was the song", op. 59 no. 3 (1911), stanza 2 [ voice and piano or orchestra ], from Cycle, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Amy Woodforde-Finden (1860 - 1919), "At sea", published 1910 [ high voice and piano ], from Golden Hours, no. 1, London : Boosey & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
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Word count: 97