by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852)
Faintly as tolls the evening chime
Language: English
Faintly as tolls the evening chime Our voices keep tune and our oars keep time. Soon as the woods on shore look dim, We'll sing at St. Anne's our parting hymn. Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast, The Rapids are near and the daylight's past! Why should we yet our sail unfurl? There is not a breath the blue wave to curl; But, when the wind blows off the shore, Oh! sweetly we'll rest our weary oar. Blow, breezes, blow, the stream runs fast, The Rapids are near and the daylight's past! Utawas' tide! this trembling moon Shall see us float over thy surges soon. Saint of this green isle! hear our prayers, Oh, grant us cool heavens and favouring airs. Blow, breezes, blow, the stream runs fast, The Rapids are near and the daylight's past!
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- by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852), "A Canadian Boat-Song", first published 1805 [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 Maurice Arnold , "Canadian Boat-Song", published 1907. [satb chorus and piano] [text not verified]
- by Amy Marcy Cheney Beach (1867 - 1944), "A Canadian Boat-Song", op. 10 (Songs of the sea) no. 1. [text not verified]
- by Percy Charles Judd (1892 - ?), "Canadian Boat-Song", published c1928. [unison chorus and piano] [text not verified]
- by Humphrey Procter-Gregg (1895 - 1980), "Canadian Boat-Song" [voice and piano] [text not verified]
- by Edward Thomas Sweeting (1863 - 1930), "The Canadian Boat-Song", published 1924. [baritone, four-part chorus (with some divisi), and orchestra or piano] [text not verified]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-07-08
Line count: 18
Word count: 137