by James Stephens (1882 - 1950)
At the edge of the sea
Language: English
There was a river that rose In the cool of the morn, It leaped down the side of the mountain, And ran through the meadows and corn, But it came at the last to a cave By the edge of the sea. And it fell through the darkness and vanished Forever from me. I am sad for the river that fell Through the darkness away. From the meadows and corn, from the sun, From the light of the day ; I could weep for the river that danced In the heat of the day, And sank through the darkness and vanished Forever away.
Text Authorship:
- by James Stephens (1882 - 1950), "At the edge of the sea", appears in Songs from the Clay, first published 1915 [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 Tom Dobson (1890 - 1918), "At the edge of the sea", published <<1940 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-22
Line count: 16
Word count: 103