by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Row, Boys!
Language: English
The sun sinks in the sea and weary men are we; the live long day have we plied the oar far far away in the misty shore. Row, row boys! Beloved eyes so bright gaze through the fading light bless be the moon that rises free over the wide and silvered sea. Row, row boys! A breeze to its tune the waves will be dancing soon; our bonny bark rides on the rising sea. Hoist the sail and away go we! Row, row boys!
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 Maria Felicia Garcia Malibran (1808 - 1836), "Row, Boys!", from Album Lyrique, no. 10. [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 17
Word count: 84