by Nelle Richmond Eberhart (1871 - 1944)
From the Long Room of the Sea
Language: English
From the long room of the sea Came a spirit weeping, In my wigwam stood by me, Woke me from my sleeping. In a whisper soft as breath, Thus the spirit wailing: "In the white canoe of death Is thy warrior sailing."
Authorship:
- by Nelle Richmond Eberhart (1871 - 1944) [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 Charles Wakefield Cadman (1881 - 1946), "From the Long Room of the Sea", op. 57 no. 2, from From Wigwam and Tepee, no. 2, from Music of the American Indian, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2021-10-28
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