Roses of the Sea (Francis Amcotts Jarvis)

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• (Posted 2023-11-02)  CPDL #76879:     

Editor: David Anderson (submitted 2023-11-02).   Score information: Letter, 8 pages, 466 kB   Copyright: Personal

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General Information

Title: Roses of the Sea
Composer: Francis Amcotts Jarvis
Lyricist: George Spencer Cautley
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1873 Lamborn Cock& Co.
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Original text and translations

English text

Tho’ the valley still be green,
All its flowers are grey;
Only dying leaves are seen
Desperately gay.
Lady, bring us back with thee
Roses, roses of the sea.

Ah! you say, the glittering waves
Blossoms never bear,
And within their sounding caves
All is foam and air;
How, then, can I bring with me
Roses, roses of the sea?

Every singing breeze that dips
In the sunny spray
Breathes a bloom for cheek and lips
Through the wintry day.
These, dear lady, bring us back with thee
Roses, roses of the sea.

from The afterglow; songs and sonnets for my friends