Round the cape of a sudden came the sea,
And the sun looked over the mountain's rim:
And straight was a path of gold for him,
And the need of a world of men for me.

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Text Authorship:

• by Robert Browning (1812 - 1889), "Morning", appears in Bells and Pomegranates, Volume VII, first published 1845, revised 1849 [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 Anne Gannet Stratton Miller Holden (1887 - 1977), "Parting at morning", published 1920 [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
• by C. H. Reed , "Parting at morning" [ voice and piano ], from Twelve songs [sung text not yet checked]
• by Wilhelm Rettich (1892 - 1988), "Parting at morning", published 1974 [ tenor or baritone and piano ], from Two songs [sung text not yet checked]
• by Grace White , "Morning", published 1917 [ violin and piano ], from Three Descriptions from Browning [sung text not yet checked]
• by John W. Worth , "Parting at morning" [ high voice and piano ], from Twelve Songs by Browning [sung text not yet checked]

The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:

• by Edwin Gerschefski (b. 1909), "Meeting at night, parting at morning", op. 8 no. 2 [ voice and piano ]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-07-17
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