by William Watson, Sir (1858 - 1935)
Leavetaking
Language: English
Pass, thou wild light, Wild light on peaks that so Grieve to let go The day. Lovely thy tarrying, lovely too is night: Pass thou away. Pass, thou wild heart, Wild heart of youth that still Hast half a will To stay. I grow too old a comrade, let us part: Pass thou away.
Text Authorship:
- by William Watson, Sir (1858 - 1935), "Leavetaking", appears in The Poems of William Watson, first published 1905 [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 Maude Valérie White (1855 - 1937), "Leavetaking", published <<1940 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-21
Line count: 12
Word count: 54