by Felicia Dorothea Hemans (1793 - 1835)
'Tis lone on the waters
Language: English
'Tis lone on the waters When Eve's mournful bell Sends forth to the sunset A note of farewell! When borne with the shadows And winds as they sweep, There comes a fond memory Of Home o'er the deep! When the wing of the sea-bird Is turn'd to her nest, And the heart of the sailor To all he loves best. 'Tis lone on the waters — That hour hath a spell To bring back sweet voices And words of farewell!
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View text with all available footnotesNote: the Schlesinger score contains a typo in stanza 3 line 1: "sea-dird".
Authorship:
- by Felicia Dorothea Hemans (1793 - 1835), "A Thought of Home at Sea" [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 Frederic Hymen Cowen, Sir (1852 - 1935), "A Thought of Home at Sea", published 1886 [ vocal duet for soprano and contralto with piano ], from 6 Duets, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alfred Humphries Pease (1838 - 1882), "'Tis Lone on the Waters", published 1870 [ voice and piano ], Chicago: Root & Cady [sung text not yet checked]
- by Sebastian Benson Schlesinger (1837 - 1917), "A Thought of Home at Sea", op. 27 (6 Songs) no. 6, ISS 2 no. 6, published 1887 [ voice and piano ], Boston: Arthur P. Schmidt; note: the score erroneously attributes the poem to 'Mrs. Felicia Hemani' [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2020-09-21
Line count: 16
Word count: 80