by Thomas Hardy (1840 - 1928)
Beckon to me to come
Language: English
Beckon to me to come With handkerchief or hand, Or finger mere or thumb; Let forecasts be but rough, Parents more bleak than bland 'Twill be enough Maid mine, 'Twill be enough! Two fields, a wood, a tree, Nothing now more malign Lies between you and me; But were they bysm, or bluff, Or snarling sea, one sign Would be enough Maid mine, Would be enough!
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Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Hardy (1840 - 1928), "Lover to mistress", appears in Human Shows, Far Phantasies, Songs, and Trifles, first published 1925 [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 John (Nicholson) Ireland (1879 - 1962), "Beckon to me to come", 1926, published 1927 [baritone and piano], from Five Poems by Thomas Hardy, no. 1. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ted Perry
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