"The Swimmer" is a poem by the Australian poet Adam Lindsay Gordon.
The poem was set to music by Sir Edward Elgar as the fifth and last song in his song-cycle Sea Pictures.
Square brackets [ ] indicate text omitted in the song. Italics indicate text repeated in the song.
"The Swimmer"
In addition to the D major melody, Elgar incorporates music from earlier songs in the cycle: "Where Corals Lie" (at "God surely loved us a little then") and "Sea S...
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The Swimmer
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Edward Elgar
Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet, OM, GCVO (2 June 1857–23 February 1934) was an English composer. He is known for such works as the Enigma Variations, the Pomp and Circumstance Marches, The Dream of Gerontius, concertos for violin and cello, and two symphonies. He also composed oratorios,...
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