by Benjamin Disraeli (1804 - 1881)
Bright are the skies above me
Language: English
Bright are the skies above me And blue the waters roll. Ah! if but those that love me Were here, my joy were whole. When those we love are wanting, Then o'er the clouded heart, A thousand visions haunting Their darkening shadows dart. Wild bird that fliest so lightly, Ah! whither dost thou roam? Thou art a wanderer rightly, Thou hast not left thy home. For thou, altho' thou art nestless, Art not so lone as he Whose spirit, sad and restless, Impels him o'er thy sea.
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with The Nineteenth Century and After, XIX-XX. A Monthly Review Founded by James Knowles. Vol. LXVIII, New York, Leonard Scott Publication Co., July - December 1910, pages 837-838, in the chapter The Young Disraeli.
Text Authorship:
- by Benjamin Disraeli (1804 - 1881), no title [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 Charles Wood (1866 - 1926), "Bright are the skies above me", 1886 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2022-02-15
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