by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852)
With moonlight beaming
Language: English
With moonlight beaming Thus o'er the deep, Who'd linger dreaming In idle sleep? Leave joyless souls to live by day,-- Our life begins with yonder ray; And while thus brightly The moments flee, Our barks skim lightly The shining sea. To halls of splendor Let great ones hie; Thro' light more tender Our pathways lie. While round, from banks of brook or lake, Our company blithe echoes make; And as we lend 'em Sweet word or strain, Still back they send 'em More sweet again.
Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852), "With moonlight beaming" [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 Adolph Martin Foerster (1854 - 1927), "With moonlight beaming", op. 70 no. 1 [voice and piano], from A Wreath of Songs, no. 1. [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2011-04-27
Line count: 20
Word count: 85