by William Ernest Henley (1849 - 1903)
She sauntered by the swinging seas
Language: English
She sauntered by the swinging seas, A jewel glittered at her ear, And, teasing her along, the breeze Brought many a rounded grace more near. So passing, one with wave and beam, She left for memory to caress A laughing thought, a golden gleam, A hint of hidden loveliness.
Text Authorship:
- by William Ernest Henley (1849 - 1903), appears in A Book of Verses, first published 1888 [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 Hubert James Foss (1899 - 1953), "She sauntered by the swinging seas", published 1927 [ tenor and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949), "She sauntered by the swinging seas", op. 11 (Seven songs) no. 3 (1912) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Edward Burlingame Hill (1872 - 1960), "She sauntered by the swinging seas", published <<1940 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Lewis M. Issacs , "She sauntered by the swinging seas", published <<1940 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-12-10
Line count: 8
Word count: 49