< The Riverside song book
For other versions of this work, see The Falcon (Lowell).
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James Russell Lowell.

Friedrich Silcher.

\relative c' { << \new Voice = "a" { \time 4/4 \key f \major \partial 4 \autoBeamOff << { f4 } \\ { f } >> <f a> <f a> <f a>8 <f a> <f a> <f a> <e g>4 <e g> r4 <e g> <e bes'> <e bes'>8 ~ <e bes'> <e bes'> <e d'> <e c'> <e bes'> <f a>2 r4 <f a>8[<g bes>] <a c>4 <g bes>8[<f a>] <f f'>4 <f d'> <f d'>4. <f c'>8 <f c'>4 <f a>8 <f a> <f a>[<e g>] <e g> ~ <e g> <e g> <bes' d > <a c> <g bes> << g4 bes( >> << a f) >> r4 << { f8[a] } \\ { f4 } >> <f c'> <f c'>8 ~ <f c'> <f bes> <f bes> <e bes'> <e bes'> <f a>2. \bar ".." } \new Lyrics \lyricmode { \set associatedVoice = #"a" \set stanza = #"1. " I4 know a fal8 -- con swift and peer4 -- less \skip4 As e’er was cra8 -- dled in the pine;2 \skip4 No4 bird had ev -- er eye4. so8 fear4 -- less,8 Or wing4 so strong8 as this of mine,2 \skip4 Or4 wing so strong8 as this of mine.2. } \new Lyrics \lyricmode { \set associatedVoice = #"a" \set stanza = #"2. " No4 harm -- less dove,8 no bird that sing4 -- eth, \skip4 \skip4 Shud -- ders8 to see him o -- ver -- head;2 \skip4 The4 rush of his fierce swoop4. -- ing8 bring4 -- eth8 To in4 -- on8 -- cent hearts no thrill of dread,2 \skip4 To4 in -- no8 cent hearts no thrill of dread.2. } \new Lyrics \lyricmode { \set associatedVoice = #"a" \set stanza = #"3. " Let4 fraud and wrong8 and base -- ness shiv4 -- er, \skip4 For still be -- tween8 them and the sky2 \skip4 The4 fal -- con Truth hangs poised4. for8 -- ev4 -- er8 And marks4 them with8 his venge -- ful eye,2 \skip4 And4 marks them with8 his venge -- ful eye.2. } \new Staff { \time 4/4 \key f \major \partial 4 \autoBeamOff \clef bass \relative c { <f a>4 <f c'> <f c'> <f c'>8 <f c'> <a c> <a c> << c4 \\ c >> << c4 \\ c >> r4 <c, c'> <c g'> <c g'>8 ~ <c g'> <c g'> <c bes'> <c a'> <c g'> << f2 \\ f >> r4 << f4 \\ f >> <f c'> <f c'> <bes, d'> <d bes'> <f bes>4. <f a>8 <f a>4 <f c'>8 <f c'> <c c'>4 <c c'>8 ~ <c c'> <c c'> <c c'> <d c'> <e c'> <f c'>2 r4 << { a8[c] } \\ { f,4 } >> <f a> <f a>8 ~ <f a> <c g'> <c g'> <c c'> <c c'> <f c'>2. } } >> }

This work was published before January 1, 1927, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.

 
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