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The voice of the sea

Language: English

In the hush of the autumn night
I hear the voice of the sea,
In the hush of the autumn night
It seems to say to me --

Mine are the winds above,
Mine are the caves below,
Mine are the dead of yesterday
And the dead of long ago!

And I think of the fleet that sailed
From the lovely Gloucester shore,
I think of the fleet that sailed
And came back nevermore;

My eyes are filled with tears,
And my heart is numb with woe --
It seems as if 'twere yesterday,
And it all was long ago!


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

Date added to the website: 2008-06-15.

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