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by James Stephens (1882 - 1950)

At the edge of the sea
Language: English 
There was a river that rose
In the cool of the morn, 
It leaped down the side of the mountain, 
And ran through the meadows and corn, 
But it came at the last to a cave
By the edge of the sea.
And it fell through the darkness and vanished 
Forever from me.

I am sad for the river that fell 
Through the darkness away. 
From the meadows and corn, from the sun, 
From the light of the day ; 
I could weep for the river that danced 
In the heat of the day, 
And sank through the darkness and vanished 
Forever away. 

Text Authorship:

  • by James Stephens (1882 - 1950), "At the edge of the sea", appears in Songs from the Clay, first published 1915 [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 Tom Dobson (1890 - 1918), "At the edge of the sea", published <<1940 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-01-22
Line count: 16
Word count: 102

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