by Ernest Christopher Dowson (1867 - 1900)
A song of the setting sun!
Language: English
A song of the setting sun! The sky in the west is red, And the day is all but done: While yonder up overhead, All too soon, There rises, so cold, the cynic moon. A song of a winter day! The wind of the north doth blow, From a sky that's chill and gray, On fields where no crops now grow, Fields long shorn Of bearded barley and golden corn. A song of a faded flower! 'Twas plucked in the tender bud, And fair and fresh for an hour, In a lady's hair it stood. Now, ah! now, Faded it lies in the dust and low.
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Authorship:
- by Ernest Christopher Dowson (1867 - 1900), "Moritura", from London Society, first published 1887 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Frederick Delius (1862 - 1934), "A song of the setting sun!", 1906-7, published 1911 [ mezzo-soprano and baritone soli, chorus, and orchestra ], from Songs of Sunset, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ahmed E. Ismail
This text was added to the website: 2005-01-23
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Word count: 106