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The Town
English source:
Jeremy Sams
Just there on the horizon,
That misty, distant glow
All shimmering in the twilight
The town I used to know
A ghostly breeze from nowhere
Disturbed the slate-grey sea
With each of my boatman’s oar-strokes
The town came nearer to me
The sun I thought had vanished
Suddenly shone once again
And lit the place precisely
Where once I loved, loved in vain.
That misty, distant glow
All shimmering in the twilight
The town I used to know
A ghostly breeze from nowhere
Disturbed the slate-grey sea
With each of my boatman’s oar-strokes
The town came nearer to me
The sun I thought had vanished
Suddenly shone once again
And lit the place precisely
Where once I loved, loved in vain.
Composer
Franz Schubert
Franz Peter Schubert was an late Classical and early Romantic composer. He produced a vast oeuvre during his short life, composing more the 600 vocal works (largely Lieder), and well as several symphonies, operas, and a large body of piano music. He…
