by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892)
Now finalè to the shore
Language: English
Now finalè to the shore, Now land and life finalè and farewell, Now Voyager depart, (much, much for thee is yet in store,) Often enough has thou adventur'd o'er the seas, Cautiously cruising - studying the charts, Duly again to port and hawser's tie returning; But now obey thy cherish'd secret wish, Embrace thy friends, leave all in order, To port and hawser's tie no returning, Depart upon thy endless cruise old Sailor.
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Authorship:
- by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892), appears in Leaves of Grass [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Frederick Delius (1862 - 1934), "Now finalè to the shore", published 1931 [ SSAATTBB chorus, piano or orchestra ], from Songs of Farewell, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 10
Word count: 73