The sailor's song (John Liptrot Hatton)
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- Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2019-08-28). Score information: A4, 8 pages, 120 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
General Information
Title: The sailor's song
Composer: John Liptrot Hatton
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong
Language: English
Instruments: Keyboard
First published:
Description: 185
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Original text and translations
English text
1 Sweetly blows the western wind,
Softly o'er the rippling sea;
And thy sailor's constant mind,
Ever turns to thee,
Though the north wind may arise,
And the waves dash madly by,
Though the storm should rend the skies,
And vivid lightnings round us fly;
Then, I love thee more and more,
Then more dear art thou to me,
And I sigh for that fair shore,
Distant o'er the sea.
2 Thus thy sailor, when away,
Fondly fancies home is near;
And to thee his thoughts will stray,
Thee he holds most dear.
Though the tempest may appal,
And strike terror to the brave,
Though on high for aid we call,
And pray we may not find a grave;
Then, I love thee more and more,
Then more dear art thou to me,
And I sigh for that fair shore,
Distant o'er the sea.