My love is gone to sea
| Song Title | My love is gone to sea (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Francis Hopkinson |
| Author(s): | Francis Hopkinson |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Absence; Absent Love; Anxiety; Anxious; Blushing; Brides; Clouds; Composer is Poet; Flying; Gone; Hearts; Hopeless; Hopelessness; Jemmy; Lightning; Lost; Lost Love; Love; Lovers; Mourning; Restless; Restlessness; Returning; Sadness; Sailing; Seas; Ships; Shores; Sky; Sleepless; Storms; Swearing; Tears; Thoughts; Thunder; True Love; Vows; Waves; Young Love |
| First Line | My love is gone to sea (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1788 (Search) Before |
| Link to English Text Online | http://www.lieder.net/get_text.html?TextId=23987 |
| Musical Form | Strophic (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Score Source | https://tinyurl.com/hopkinsonwashington |
| Range: | D4 - E5 (Search) |
| Original Key | G Major (Search) |
| Dedicated To | George Washington (Search) |
| Notes | Composer/poet was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and designed the first official American flag, continental paper currency, and U.S. coin (Search) |
| Contributor | GTM (Search) |