In the forest (Hugh S. Roberton)

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• (Posted 2023-06-02)  CPDL #73997:         

Editor: Ian Haslam (submitted 2023-06-02).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 73 kB   Copyright: CPDL

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General Information

Title: In the forest
Composer: Hugh S. Roberton
Lyricist: John Murray Gibbon^{create page}
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published:
Description: Originally published by W.Paxton & Co Ltd

Original text and translations

English text

Silence! not a leaf astir,
Only the moon to entrance
The forest of spruce and fir.

Cedar and tamarack are by the water set,
Staining the sanctuary pools with brooding silhouette.

So, with enchanter's art,
Liquid silence cools the elemental heart.

Over my spirit I feel the magic creep,
The once impetuous thought is held in dreamless sleep.