Good night

The moon is sinking fast my love,
The stars now shine less bright
With a heavy heart must I depart,
Good night, my love, good night.

Heav'n guard thee through the early hours,
And speed the morning's flight.
I will soon return to my heart's sojourn,
Good night, my love, good night.

The moon has sunk at last, my love,
The stars withhold their light
But even in my dreams thine eyes shall beam,
Good night, my love, good night.

Note: the Barili score indicates the author as "W. R. Thayer".

Authorship

• possibly by William Roscoe Thayer (1859 - 1923) [ 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 Alfredo Barili (1854 - 1935), "Good night", published 1878 [voice and piano], Philadelphia, W. H. Boner [ sung text checked 1 time]
• by George Whitefield Chadwick (1854 - 1931), "Good night", 1881 [voice and piano], from Three songs by Chadwick, no. 2. [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]

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