by T. E. (Thomas Edward) Brown (1830 - 1897)
Look at me, sun, ere thou set
Language: English
Look at me, sun, ere thou set In the far sea ; From the gold and the rose and the jet Look full at me ! Leave on my brow a trace Of tenderest light ; Kiss me upon the face, Kiss for good-night.
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Confirmed with Thomas Edward Brown, Old John: And Other Poems London and New York, MacMillan and Co., 1893, page 78.
Text Authorship:
- by T. E. (Thomas Edward) Brown (1830 - 1897), "Song", appears in Old John and other Poems [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 Morfydd Llwyn Owen (1891 - 1918), "Look at me, Sun", 1917 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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