"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.
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".
In Haven (Capri) |
Love Alone Will Stay |
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. [3]
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. [4]