by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894)
House of mine (it went), house upon the...
Language: English
House of mine (it went), house upon the sea, Belov'd of all my fathers, more belov'd by me! Vale of the strong Honoura, deep ravine of Pai, Again in your woody summits I hear the trade-wind cry. House of mine, in your walls, strong sounds the sea, Of all sounds on earth, dearest sound to me. I have heard the applause of men, I have heard it arise and die: Sweeter now in my house I hear the trade-wind cry.
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Text Authorship:
- by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894), no title, from Ballads, in "Song of Rahéro", first published 1890 [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 Douglas MacDonald Stewart (1892 - ?), "House of mine", published <<1944. [voice and piano] [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-12-07
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Word count: 80