In Haven
{{Short description|Poem by Alice Elgar, set to music by Edward Elgar}}
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"In Haven (Capri)" is a poem by Caroline Alice Elgar, probably best known in its musical setting as the second (and shortest) song composed by her husband Edward Elgar for his song-cycle Sea Pictures.
History
Elgar first set Alice's poem to music for voice and piano in 1897 and it was published in a cultural magazine The Dome in 1898, with the title "Love alone will stay". Alice then adapted it for Sea Pictures: she re-ordered the verses, included more allusions to the sea, and it was renamed "In Haven".
Words
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| In Haven (Capri) from Sea Pictures (Op. 37) Closely let me hold thy hand, Storms are sweeping sea and land; {{0|—}}Love alone will stand. Closely cling, for waves beat fast, Foam-flakes cloud the hurrying blast; {{0|—}}Love alone will last. Kiss my lips, and softly say: "Joy, sea-swept, may fade to-day; {{0|—}}Love alone will stay."{{cite book |last1=Elgar |first1=Edward |title=Sea Pictures, Op. 37 |date=1900 |publisher=Boosey & Co. |location=London |page=10 |url=https://imslp.org/wiki/Sea_Pictures,_Op.37_(Elgar,_Edward)}} | Love Alone Will Stay as published in The Dome (1898) Closely cling, for winds drive fast, Blossoms perish in the blast, {{0|—}}Love alone will last. Closely let me hold thy hand, Storms are sweeping sea and land, {{0|—}}Love alone will stand. Kiss my lips and softly say, "Joy may go and sunlit day, {{0|—}}Love alone will stay."{{cite journal|title=Love Alone Will Stay|journal=The Dome|date=1898 |number=4 |publisher=Unicorn Press |location=London |pages=90–91 |url=https://archive.org/details/dome04unse_0/page/90}} |
Elgar's setting
In the third verse, violins are added to the vocal line. It concludes with an upward scale on the violins and a pizzicato on the lower strings.Beales, Brendan: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Concert Programme for performance at the Royal Albert Hall 6 April 2008
Recordings
As well as the recordings listed in the Sea Pictures article, "In Haven" has been recorded by Robert Meadmore on the album After a Dream.[http://www.robertmeadmore.com/music.html After A Dream] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070526112804/http://www.robertmeadmore.com/music.html |date=2007-05-26}}
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