Parting and meeting (John Liptrot Hatton)

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• (Posted 2023-10-25)  CPDL #76660:     

Editor: David Anderson (submitted 2023-10-25).   Score information: Letter, 8 pages, 356 kB   Copyright: Personal

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• (Posted 2019-09-05)  CPDL #55266:         

Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2019-09-05).   Score information: A4, 5 pages, 90 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Transposed up a semitone to F.

• (Posted 2019-09-05)  CPDL #55265:         

Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2019-09-05).   Score information: A4, 6 pages, 93 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: In original key.

General Information

Title: Parting and meeting
Composer: John Liptrot Hatton
Lyricist: Bartholomew Sparrow Montgomery

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong

Language: English
Instruments: Keyboard

Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1873 in Novello's Part-Song Book (2nd series), Vol. 6, no. 202
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Original text and translations

English text

1  A gallant ship her silent way is taking,
Far o'er the stormy deep,
And for her sake some tender hearts are aching,
And some bright eyes still weep!
And O, how fond the parting words of sorrow,
Poured from the heart's full store,
What tender yearnings for that bright tomorrow,
When partings are no more!
A gallant ship her silent way is taking,
Far o'er the stormy deep,
And for her sake some tender hearts are aching,
And some bright eyes still weep!

2  The homebound ship her gladsome way is taking,
Across the Indian deep,
The summer winds a merry music making,
While billows round her leap!
And O, how fond the joyous words of greeting,
Poured from the heart's full store,
When exiled long, attest again their meeting,
To part on earth no more,
To part on earth no more!