Weary wind of the West (Wilberfoss George Owst)

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• (Posted 2023-11-22)  CPDL #77538:     

Editor: David Anderson (submitted 2023-11-22).   Score information: Letter, 16 pages, 863 kB   Copyright: Personal

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Title: Weary wind of the West
Composer: Wilberfoss George Owst
Lyricist: Thomas Edward Brown
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong

Language: English
Instruments: Piano

First published: 1903 Oliver Ditson Co.
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Original text and translations

English text

“Weary wind of the west,
Over the billowy sea—
Come to my heart, and rest!
Ah, rest with me!
Come from the distance dim,
Bearing the sun’s last sigh;
I hear thee sobbing for him
Through all the sky.”

So the wind came,
Purpling the middle sea,
Crisping the ripples of flame—
Came unto me;
Came with a rush to the shore,
Came with a bound to the hill,
Fell and died at my feet—
Then all was still.