by Henry (Richard Charles) Somerset, Lord (1849 - 1932)
Translation Singable translation by Wilhelm Henzen (1850 - 1910)
One more glimpse of the sun
Language: English
One more glimpse of the sun, One more breath trom the sea, One more kiss from my darling one -- Then, Death, come speedily! One more smile from my sweet, One more clasp of a hand, One more sound of returning feet -- Then come, that Better Land! One more passionate prayer To Christ, that He shall be My Guide as I climb the Golden Stair -- Then come, Eternity!
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Text Authorship:
- by Henry (Richard Charles) Somerset, Lord (1849 - 1932), no title, written <<1889 [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):
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Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in Norwegian (Bokmål), a translation possibly by Johan Lunde GER ; composed by Agathe Ursula Backer-Grøndahl, Johan August Halvorsen.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Wilhelm Henzen)
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This text was added to the website: 2018-12-31
Line count: 12
Word count: 68
Noch einen Strahl mir des Lichts
Language: German (Deutsch) after the English
Noch einen Strahl mir des Lichts, Noch einen Hauch mir vom Meer, Noch ein Lächeln des holden Gesichts, Dann Tod, komm eilig her! Noch einen lieblichen Gruss, Noch ein Streicheln den Hand, Noch ein Kommen mit leisem Fuss! Dann auf in's bess're Land! Noch ein brünstig Gebet, Das Christus mir gebe Geleit Wenn der gold'ne Pfad nach oben geht, Dann komm! O Ewigkeit!
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From the Backer-Grøndahl score.
Text Authorship:
- Singable translation by Wilhelm Henzen (1850 - 1910) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in English by Henry (Richard Charles) Somerset, Lord (1849 - 1932), no title, written <<1889
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2018-12-31
Line count: 12
Word count: 63