by Charles Mackay (1814 - 1889)
By the lone sea shore
Language: English
By the lone sea shore, Mournfully beat the waves, Mournfully evermore, The wild wind sobs and raves. A sadness And a sense of deep unrest Brood on the clouds And on the waters’ breast. But lo! the white sea mew* careering, Float indolently by, And lo! a snowy sail appearing Gleams fair against the sky. The sadness And the loneliness depart, And nature smiles With sympathy of heart.
Text Authorship:
- by Charles Mackay (1814 - 1889), written 1858 [author's text not yet checked 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 Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875 - 1912), "By the lone sea shore", 1901 [ mixed chorus ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Morfydd Llwyn Owen (1891 - 1918), "By the lone sea shore", 1913 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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