by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894)
The Far‑Farers
Language: English
The broad sun, The bright day: White sails On the blue bay: The far-farers Draw away. Light the fires And close the door. To the old homes, To the loved shore, The far-farers Return no more.
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894), "The Far-Farers" [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 (Francis) Clive Saville Carey (1883 - 1968), "The Far-Farers", published <<1940. [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-12-08
Line count: 12
Word count: 36