Evening on the Lake (William John de Wolf Leavitt)

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(Posted 2023-11-08) CPDL #77120:

Editor: David Anderson (submitted 2023-11-08). Score information: Letter, 12 pages, 723 kB Copyright: Personal

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Title: Evening on the Lake
Composer: William John de Wolf Leavitt
Lyricist: Albert Bradburn Barrows
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong

Language: English
Instruments: Piano

First published: 1877 Oliver Ditson Co.
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Original text and translations

English text

Starlight gilds the rolling waves,
Onward bounds our merry bark,
Sea nymphs revel in their caves,
Why shouldn’t we enjoy a lark?
Evening breezes softly sigh,
Volumes speak from every eye;
Happiness reigns when we are out
Sailing on the lake.
Starlight on the lake,
O beautiful starlight on the lake.
Music now is heard
and joyous hearts break forth in song,
On the lake we glide
as dashes our boat along.
Come away when the silvery waves
break on the beautiful lake.