by Karl Flaster (1905 - 1965)
Song of the Albatross
Language: English
Oh, it's aye for the wild sea's rushing roar, and the billows gray that pound the shore For the wild sea foam's my home! Oh, it's life to live on the bounding main, Scud fast and free, Thru pleasure and pain, For the wild sea foam's my home! Oh! the joy when the white moon's beam Floats over the water with silvery gleam, For the wild sea foam's my home! When at last my wild life's done I'll fly to the west with the setting sun For the wild sea foam's my home!
Authorship:
- by Karl Flaster (1905 - 1965) [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 Vittorio Giannini (1903 - 1966), "Song of the Albatross", published 1935 [ high voice and piano ], Franco Colombo [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Garrett Medlock [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2020-01-09
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