To the sea (Edward Roberts)

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• (Posted 2024-06-16)  CPDL #80960:     

Editor: David Anderson (submitted 2024-06-16).   Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 261 kB   Copyright: Personal

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General Information

Title: To the sea
Composer: Edward Roberts
Lyricist: Josephine Pollard
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1868 F. J. Huntington & Co.
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Original text and translations

English text

Restless river, flowing ever,
Whither, whither art thou going?
Whither, whither art thou flowing?
To the sea! To the sea!
On thy bosom thou art bearing,
Treasures that the heart is sharing;
Anxious lines the brow is wearing,
For the treasure thou art bearing,
To the sea! to the sea!

Restless river, flow forever:
Billows, billows, beat thy measure!
Billows, billows, speed our treasure,
To the sea! To the sea!
There we’ll meet them, ne’er to sever,
There we’ll sing our songs forever,
Bliss shall crown each fond endeavor,
Bear them onward, restless river,
To the sea! to the sea!