by William Morris (1834 - 1896)
Dawn talks to‑day
Language: English
Dawn talks to-day Over dew-gleaming flowers, Night flies away Till the resting of hours: Fresh are thy feet And with dreams thine eyes glistening, Thy still lips are sweet Though the world is a-listening. O Love, set a word in my mouth for our meeting, Cast thine arms round about me to stay my heart's beating! O fresh day, O fair day, O long day made ours !
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Authorship:
- by William Morris (1834 - 1896), no title, appears in Love is Enough; or The Freeing of Pharamond. A Morality, Boston: Roberts Brothers, pages 87-88, first published 1873 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Mary Grant Carmichael (1851 - 1935), "Dawn talks to Day", published 1884 [voice and piano], London: Stanley Lucas, Weber and Co. [text not verified]
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