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::O my child love, | ::O my child love, | ||
::my love of long ago, | ::my love of long ago, | ||
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::A life, a poem, | ::A life, a poem, | ||
::For we had not sung. | ::For we had not sung. | ||
::Now is the world grown small | ::Now is the world grown small | ||
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::And heaven is bare, | ::And heaven is bare, | ||
::for God is far away. | ::for God is far away. | ||
::Canst thou not come | ::Canst thou not come | ||
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::I would fain Woo for one hour | ::I would fain Woo for one hour | ||
::One angel from the skies. | ::One angel from the skies. | ||
::O my child love, | ::O my child love, | ||
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::those small hands tenderly | ::those small hands tenderly | ||
::And let the whole world in. | ::And let the whole world in. | ||
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- CPDL #16621: Sibelius 4
- Editor: John Henry Fowler (submitted 2008-04-14). Score information: A4, 4 pages, 55 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: File Sizes: PDF: 64 KB, MIDI: 10 KB, Sib4: 46 KB.
General Information
Title: Looking Backward
Composer: Charles Hubert Hastings Parry
Lyricist: Julian Sturgis - (1848-1904)
Number of voices: 1v Voicing: Tenor solo
Genre: Secular, Art song
Language: English
Instruments: Piano
Published: 1907
Description: Number 5 of C. H. H. Parry's "English Lyrics" - Set 8. Lyrics by the poet Julian Sturgis - (1848 - 1904), from his book, "Songs", published in 1894.
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Original text and translations
English text
O my child love,
my love of long ago,
How great was life
when thou and I were young !
The world was boundless,
For we did not know;
A life, a poem,
For we had not sung.
Now is the world grown small
and we thereon
Fill with mere care and toil
each narrow day;
Elves from the wood,
Dreams from my heart are gone
And heaven is bare,
for God is far away.
Canst thou not come
and touch my hand again,
And I look on thee
with grave and inocent eyes ?
Thy God has many angels;
I would fain Woo for one hour
One angel from the skies.
O my child love,
come back come back to me,
And, laughing, lead me
from the toil and din !
Lay on my heart
those small hands tenderly
And let the whole world in.
Lyrics: Julian Sturgis - (1848 - 1904), "Looking Backwards"