by Dinah Maria Craik, née Mulock (1826 - 1887)
In our boat
Language: English
Stars trembling o'er us and sunset before us, Mountains in shadow and forests asleep; Down the dim river we float on forever, Speak not, ah, breathe not, -- there's peace on the deep. Come not, pale Sorrow, flee till to-morrow, Rest softly falling o'er eyelids that weep; While down the river we float on forever, Speak not, ah, breathe not, -- there's peace on the deep. As the waves cover the depths-we glide over, So let the past in forgetfulness sleep, While down the river we float on forever, Speak not, ah, breathe not, -- there's peace on the deep. Heaven shine above us, bless all that love us, All whom we love in thy tenderness keep! While down the river we float on forever, Speak not, ah, breathe not, -- there's peace on the deep.
Copied from Poems, Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1867, pages 34-35.
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Authorship:
- by Dinah Maria Craik, née Mulock (1826 - 1887), "In our boat" [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 Frances Allitsen (1848 - 1912), "In our boat", published 1901 [ vocal duet for mezzo-soprano (or alto) and baritone with piano ], New York: G. Schirmer, 1901 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2012-08-19
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Word count: 132