by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933)
Stars
Language: English
Alone in the night On a dark hill With pines around me Spicy and still, And a heaven full of stars Over my head, White and topaz And misty red; Myriads with beating Hearts of fire That aeons Cannot vex or tire; Up the dome of heaven Like a great hill, I watch them marching Stately and still, And I know that I Am honored to be Witness Of so much majesty.
Text Authorship:
- by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933), "Stars", appears in Flame and Shadow, first published 1920 [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 William Henry Berwald (1864 - 1948), "Stars", published 1934 [ SATB chorus a cappella ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-06-04
Line count: 20
Word count: 72