Bring her again, O western wind

Bring her again, O western wind,
Over the western sea:
Gentle and good and fair and kind,
Bring her again to me!

Not that her fancy holds me dear,
Not that a hope may be:
Only that I may know her near,
Wind of the western sea.

by William Ernest Henley (1849-1903) , no title, from A Book of Verses, published 1888

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Amy Marcy Cheney Beach (1867-1944) , "The western wind", op. 11 (Three Songs) no. 2 (<<1914). [voice and piano]
by Cecil Forsyth (1870-1941) , "Bring her again, o western wind", published <<1940. [voice and piano]
by Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874-1949) , "Western wind", op. 11 (Seven songs) no. 4 (1912). [voice and piano]
by Frank Seymour Hastings , "Bring her again to me", published <<1940. [voice and piano]
by Joseph William George Hathaway (-1956) , "Bring her again", published 1926. [voice and piano]
by Noel Johnson , "Wind of the western sea", published 1904. [voice and piano]
by Francis Alexander Korbay (1846-1913) , "Bring her again", <<1913 [voice and piano], from Album of Five Songs
by (James) Albert Mallinson (1870-1946) , "Over the western sea", published 1907. [alto and piano]
by Horatio William Parker (1863-1919) , "Bring her again", published 1920 [voice and piano], from The Progressive Music Series
by Landon Ronald (1873-1938) , "Bring her again, o western wind", published 1908 [voice and piano], from Echoes
by Max R. Wald (1889-1954) , "The western sea", published <<1940. [voice and piano]
by Wintter Watts (1884-1962) , "Bring her again to me", published <<1929. [medium voice and piano]

Date added to the website: 2008-01-08.

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