by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796)
Far awa'
Language: English
Ye whom sorrow never wounded, Ye who never shed a tear, Care-untroubled, joy-surrounded, Gaudy day to you is dear. Gentle night do thou befriend me; Downy sleep, the curtain draw; Spirits kind, again attend me, Talk of him that's far awa'!
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796) [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 Amy Marcy Cheney Beach (1867 - 1944), "Far awa'", op. 43 (Five Burns Songs) no. 4, published 1899 [ SSA chorus and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 41