by Alfred Noyes (1880 - 1958)
The Blue Mountains (A Song of Australia)
Language: English
Over the Blue Mountains The sun at evening went; And there was nought beyond them, And we were well content. Yet, over the Blue Mountains, As birds at evening may, Though there was nought beyond them, Our dreams began to stray. The Southern Cross came riding, Like Gabriel overhead, Up to the shining summits; We followed where it led. We left the world behind us -- The mists of time unfurled. And over the Blue Mountains We found a greater world.
Text Authorship:
- by Alfred Noyes (1880 - 1958) [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 Edward Elgar, Sir (1857 - 1934), "The Blue Mountains (A Song of Australia)", first performed 1924, from Pageant of Empire, no. 3. [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-12-31
Line count: 16
Word count: 80