So far away! So far away! Thy stars are not the stars I see; With me 'tis night, with thee 'tis day, And [day and night]1 are one to me. So far -- so far away! I faint beneath [those wandering]2 airs, [Whose wings]3 around the world go free. I snatch at straws the whirlwind bears -- Touched they the land that blooms for thee So far -- so far away? The forms that near me breathe and move Like visions rise, like visions flee; I cannot live to other love, My soul has crossed the deep to thee So far -- so far away! Earth's [drooping shadows close me round]4, [The heavens have lost their light for me]5; [The voice of joy breathes not a sound]6, And hope swoons dead on yonder sea So far -- so far away!
Three songs by Chadwick
Song Cycle by George Whitefield Chadwick (1854 - 1931)
1. So far away  [sung text checked 1 time]
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, "So far -- so far away"
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Londong Society. An Illustrated Magazine of Light and Amusing Literature for the Hours of Relaxation, Volume XIII, London, 1868, page 375. No author is given.
1 Chadwick: "night and day"2 Chadwick: "these wand'ring"
3 Chadwick: "That all"
4 Chadwick: "gloomy shadows round me close"
5 Chadwick: "The very heav'ns seem dark to me"
6 Chadwick: "My heavy heart finds no repose"
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2. Good night  [sung text checked 1 time]
The moon is sinking fast my love, The stars now shine less bright With a heavy heart must I depart, Good night, my love, good night. Heav'n guard thee through the [early]1 hours, And speed the morning's flight. [I will]2 soon return to my heart's sojourn, Good night, my love, good night. The moon has sunk at last, my love, The stars [withhold]3 their light But [even]4 in my dreams thine eyes shall beam, Good night, my love, good night.
Authorship:
- possibly by William Roscoe Thayer (1859 - 1923)
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View original text (without footnotes)Note: the Barili score indicates the author as "W. R. Thayer".
1 Chadwick: "tardy"2 Chadwick: "I'll"
3 Chadwick: "will hold"
4 Chadwick: "e'en"
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3. Across the hills  [sung text checked 1 time]
Across the hills of the evening my true love passed away. The sun went down through the mists on the hills and the clouds were cold and gray. And the nightingale calls through the gloom and the thrush calls all the day, but my heart, though he should ne'er return, will call for its love for aye. Across the hills of the morning my love returned to me. The sun arose through the mist of the hills and sailed in golden sea. And the nightingale sings to the stars and the thrush makes glad the day, for my love shall pass away no more, and my heart is at peace for aye.