by Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton (1803 - 1873)
Translation
When stars are in the quiet skies
Language: English  after the English
When stars are in the quiet skies, Then most I long for thee; O bend on me then thy tender eyes As stars look down upon the peaceful sea. For thoughts, like waves that glide by night, Are stillest when they shine; All my love lies hush'd in light Beneath the heaven of thine. There is an hour when holy dreams Through slumber fairest glide; And in that mystic hour it seems Thou shouldst be ever, ever at my side. The thoughts of thee too sacred are For daylight's common beam: I can but know thee as my star, My guiding star, my angel and my dream.
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- a text in English by Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton (1803 - 1873), "When stars are in the quiet skies"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Charles Edward Ives (1874 - 1954), "When stars are in the quiet skies", 1891 [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2023-07-06
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Word count: 107