How dear to me the hour | How dear to me the hour when daylight dies

by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852)

How dear to me the hour

Language: English

Our translations: FRE GER

How dear to me the hour when daylight dies,
And sunbeams melt along the silent sea,
For then sweet dreams of other days arise,
And memory breathes her vesper sigh to thee. 

And, as I watch the line of light, that plays
Along the smooth wave toward the burning west,
I long to tread that golden path of rays,
And think 'twould lead to some bright isle of rest.

Text Authorship:

by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852), "How dear to me the hour", appears in Irish Melodies, first published 1808 [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 Arthur C. Galbraith , "How dear to me the hour", published 1898 [ vocal duet for alto and tenor with piano ], London: Weekes & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
by John Theodore Livingston Raynor (1909 - 1970), "How Dear To Me The Hour", op. 469 (1956) [sung text not yet checked]

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Also set in Czech (Čeština), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Bohuslav Martinů.
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Also set in French (Français), a translation by Thomas Gounet (1801 - 1869) ; composed by Hector Berlioz.
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Also set in Swedish (Svenska), a translation by Carl Rupert Nyblom (1832 - 1907) , "Om qvällen" ; composed by Ivar Hallström.
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Also set in Swedish (Svenska), [adaptation] ; composed by Emil Sjögren.
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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-03
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