by Alfred Edward Housman (1859 - 1936)
Home is the sailor, home from sea
Language: English
Home is the sailor, home from sea: Her far-borne canvas furled The ship pours shining on the quay The plunder of the world. Home is the hunter from the hill: Fast in the boundless snare All flesh lies taken at his will And every fowl of air. 'Tis evening on the moorland free, The starlit wave is still: Home is the sailor from the sea, The hunter from the hill.
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First published in Academy, December 1894Text Authorship:
- by Alfred Edward Housman (1859 - 1936), "R. L. S.", appears in Additional Poems, no. 22 [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 Paul William Whear (b. 1925), "Requiem", published 1964. [baritone and piano] [text not verified]
- by John Ramsden Williamson (1929 - 2015), "R.L.S. - Home is the sailor, home from the sea" [baritone and piano] [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-08-19
Line count: 12
Word count: 70