by Richard Le Gallienne (1866 - 1947)
Soldier, take my heart with you
Language: English
Soldier going to the war! Will you take my heart with you? So that I may share a little In the famous things you do. Soldier going to the war, If in battle you must fall, Will you then 'mid all the faces See my face the last of all? Soldier coming from the war, Who shall bind your sunburnt brow With the laurel of the hero? Soldier, vow for vow! Soldier coming from the war, When the street is one wide sea, Flags and streaming eyes and glory, Soldier, will you look for me?
Text Authorship:
- by Richard Le Gallienne (1866 - 1947) [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 Charles Willeby (1865 - 1955), "Soldier, take my heart with you", published 1910. [voice and piano] [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2011-06-24
Line count: 16
Word count: 95