by Alfred Tennyson, Lord (1809 - 1892)
With weary steps I loiter on
Language: English
With weary steps I loiter on,
Tho' always under alter'd skies
The purple from the distance dies,
My prospect and horizon gone.
No joy the blowing season gives,
The herald melodies of spring,
But in the songs I love to sing
A doubtful gleam of solace lives.
If any care for what is here
Survive in spirits render'd free,
Then are these songs I sing of thee
Not all ungrateful to thine ear.
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Text Authorship:
- by Alfred Tennyson, Lord (1809 - 1892), no title, written 1849, appears in In Memoriam A. H. H. obiit MDCCCXXXIII, no. 38, first published 1850 [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 John G. Barnett (1802 - 1890), "With weary steps I loiter on", published 1860 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Adrian Beaumont (b. 1937), "With weary steps I loiter on", op. 22 no. ? [ baritone and piano ], from The Pale Horizon [sung text not yet checked]
- by Jonathan Dove (b. 1959), "With weary steps", 2017 [ tenor and piano ], from Under Alter'd Skies, no. 4, confirmed with a concert programme booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Mrs. E. G. Shapcote , "With weary steps I loiter on", published 1857 [ voice and piano ], from Eleven songs [sung text not yet checked]
- by J. A. Wade [son of Joseph Augustine Wade 1796?-1845 ? ] , "With weary steps I loiter", published 1857 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-11
Line count: 12
Word count: 74