by John Duncan
Translation by Edward Powys Mathers (1892 - 1939)
Alone
Language: English  after the Arabic (العربية)
I shall never see your tired sleep In the bed that you made beautiful, Nor hardly ever be a dream That plays by your dark hair. Yet I think I know your turning sigh And your trusting arms' abandonment, For they are the picture of my night, My night that does not end.
Authorship:
- by Edward Powys Mathers (1892 - 1939) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Arabic (العربية) by John Duncan [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Aaron Copland (1900 - 1990), "Alone", 1922, published 1989, first performed 1985, orchestrated 1923 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-03
Line count: 8
Word count: 53