by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod
Day and night
Language: English
From grey of dusk, the veils unfold To pearl and amethyst and gold -- Thus is the new day woven and spun: From glory of blue to rainbow-spray, From sunset-gold to violet-grey -- Thus is the restful night re-won.
Authorship:
- by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod, "Day and night", appears in From the Hills of Dream, first published 1896 [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 Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949), "Day and night", op. 36 (Five songs) no. 1 (1919) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-08-17
Line count: 6
Word count: 37