The soldier’s dream song (Robert Stewart Taylor)

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• (Posted 2023-12-13)  CPDL #78161:     

Editor: David Anderson (submitted 2023-12-13).   Score information: Letter, 12 pages, 549 kB   Copyright: Personal

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Title: The soldier’s dream song
Composer: Robert Stewart Taylor
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1865 Root & Cady
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Original text and translations

English text

’Tis a calm and beauteous night, love,
As my soldier’s couch I spread
Where the stars are smiling down, love,
Thro’ the trees above my head.
But my thoughts are far away, love,
Far away with home and thee;
And I know within my heart love,
Thou art thinking now of me.

Yes, my thoughts are far away, love,
Far away from home and thee;
And I know within my heart, love,
Thou art thinking now of me.

In the deep blue vault of Heav’n, love,
Seated on its golden throne,
Well I know the glowing star, love,
That we marked and called our own,
And through all the lonely night, love,
Ever turn my thoughts to love;
As it whispers to my heart, love,
Thou art thinking still of me.

Ere the dawn of coming day, love,
I may hear war’s rude alarms,
And the star of joy and hope, love,
Set amid the clash of arms!
But in camp or bloody field, love,
Whatsoe’er my fate may be,
Still I know, within my heart, love,
Thou wilt ever think of me.