The River-God's song (Ernest John Moeran)
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- Editor: Ian Haslam (submitted 2021-01-18). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 67 kB Copyright: CPDL
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General Information
Title: The River-God's song
Composer: Ernest John Moeran
Lyricist: John Fletcher
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1933
Description: Source Novello and Co. Number 2 from Songs of Springtime
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Original text and translations
English text
Do not fear to put thy feet
Naked in the river sweet;
Think not leech, or newt, or toad
Will bite thy foot when thou hast trod;
Nor let the water, rising high,
As thou wadest, make thee cry,
And sob; but ever live with me,
And not a wave shall trouble thee.