by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod
O come across the grey wild seas
Language: English
O come across the grey wild seas, Said my heart in pain; Give me peace, give me peace, Said my heart in pain. This is the song of the Swan On the tides of the wind, The song of the wild Swan Time out of mind. O come across the grey wild seas, O give me a token! My head is on my knees, My heart is broken. This is the song of the Heart On the tides of Sorrow: This is the song of my heart To-day and to-morrow.
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Text Authorship:
- by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod, "Mo Bròn! (A song on the wind)", appears in The Hour of Beauty, first published 1907 [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 Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949), "Mo Bròn!", op. 75 (Six Sets of Five Songs Each for Voice and Pianoforte, Set IV) no. 3 (1927) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Katharine Lucke (1875 - 1962), "Mo Bròn!", published <<1940 [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-08-17
Line count: 16
Word count: 90