From o’er the sea (William Cleaver Francis Robinson)

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• (Posted 2023-12-04)  CPDL #77811:     

Editor: David Anderson (submitted 2023-12-04).   Score information: Letter, 8 pages, 306 kB   Copyright: Personal

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Title: From o’er the sea
Composer: William Cleaver Francis Robinson
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1886 Novello, Ewer, and Co.
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Original text and translations

English text

How sweet to roam at close of day,
When winds are blowing free,
To mark the gleam of setting sun
Across the boundless sea!

But sweeter far at close of day,
When winds are blowing free,
To clasp a loving hand restored
From o’er the boundless sea.