When twilight dews (Thomas Crampton)

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• (Posted 2023-12-21)  CPDL #78449:     

Editor: David Anderson (submitted 2023-12-21).   Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 271 kB   Copyright: Personal

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Title: When twilight dews
Composer: Thomas Crampton
Lyricist: Thomas Moore
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: ca. 1865 F. Pitman
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Original text and translations

English text

When twilight dews are falling soft
Upon the rosy sea, love,
I watch the star, whose beam so oft
Has lighted me to thee, love.
And thou too, on that orb so dear,
Dost often gaze at even,
And think, tho’ lost for ever here,
Thou’lt yet be mine in heaven.