Evening on the lake (Lyman S. Leason)

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• (Posted 2023-11-08)  CPDL #77118:     

Editor: David Anderson (submitted 2023-11-08).   Score information: Letter, 8 pages, 347 kB   Copyright: Personal

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General Information

Title: Evening on the lake
Composer: Lyman S. Leason
Lyricist: H. H. Hayden^{create page}
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1883 John Church & Co.
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Original text and translations

English text

Now, brightly on the yielding wave,
The moon’s soft rays are glancing;
The sparkling water seems to move,
As if with joy ’twere dancing;
And we are full of answering glee,
With happy hearts we sing;
And far across the waters free,
Our merry notes shall ring.

The evening breezes gently blow,
A sweet refreshment bringing;
As onward blithesomely we go,
Our merry chorus singing;
Our watery pathway gleams with light,
The hour is full of joy;
All nature smiles on us tonight,
No trouble shall annoy.

We cheerily dip the gleaming oar,
And onward now are dashing;
While faint, and fainter grows the shore,
On which the waves are splashing;
We bid each thought of sorrow flee,
Care to the winds we fling;
And far across the waters free,
Our merry notes shall sing.