by Richard Le Gallienne (1866 - 1947)
Homeward bound
Language: English
Across the scarce-awakened sea, With white sail flowing, And morning glowing, I come to thee -- I come to thee. Past lonely beaches, And gleaming reaches, And long reefs foaming, Homing -- homing -- A-done with roaming, I come to thee. The moon is failing, A petal sailing Down in the west That bends o'er thee; And the stars are hiding, As we go gliding Back to the nest, Ah! back to thee.
Text Authorship:
- by Richard Le Gallienne (1866 - 1947), "Homeward bound", appears in The Junk Man and Other Poems, first published 1920 [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 Katherine A. Glen , "Homeward bound", published <<1940. [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-08-16
Line count: 18
Word count: 70