by Benjamin Charles Stephenson (? - 1906)
Venetian song
Language: English
The night wind sighs, Our vessel flies Across the dark lagoon The city sleeps, And well she keeps Her watch, the gentle moon, For with her light, She guides our flight Across the silver sea. We are alone The world, my own, Doth hold but you and me. The night is still, But soft winds fill And swell the willing sail The wind is fair, The scented air Brings perfumes from the vale. Then fly with me, Across the sea, And leave the world behind, For here am I, To live or die As you prove hard or kind.
Authorship:
- by Benjamin Charles Stephenson (? - 1906) [author's text not yet checked 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 Francesco Paolo Tosti (1846 - 1916), "Venetian song", 1891. [duet] [text verified 1 time]
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Word count: 99