by Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1836 - 1907)
In the hush of the autumn night
Language: English
In the hush of the autumn night I hear the voice of the sea, In the hush of the autumn night It seems to say to me -- Mine are the winds above, Mine are the caves below, Mine are the dead of yesterday And the dead of long ago! And I think of the fleet that sailed From the lovely Gloucester shore, I think of the fleet that sailed And came back nevermore; My eyes are filled with tears, And my heart is numb with woe -- It seems as if 'twere yesterday, And it all was long ago!
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Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1836 - 1907), "The voice of the sea", appears in Mercedes and Later Lyrics, first published 1884 [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 Carlo Ferrero , "The voice of the sea", published 1887 [sung text not yet checked]
- by William Wallace Gilchrist (1846 - 1916), "The voice of the sea", published 1885 [sung text not yet checked]
- by John A. O'Shea (b. 1864), "The voice of the sea", published 1890 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Sebastian Benson Schlesinger (1837 - 1917), "In the hush of the autumn night", published 1882 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-06-15
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Word count: 98