by Teresa Hooley (1888 - 1973)
We woke and watched the stars all...
Language: English
We woke and watched the stars all jewel-bright. Sudden I heard, as I lay lover-warm In the encircling hollow of your arm, The old sad wind of Egypt in the night -- The desert wind that sifts the shifting sand O'er buried cities and tombs of vanished kings, Sad with the knowledge of forgotten things And old with memories none may understand. Dead kings knew love and passion ere they slept, Dead cities once were glad with colour and light. Dust now, and sand.... The wind passed through the night. I turned to you and hid my face and wept.
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Authorship:
- by Teresa Hooley (1888 - 1973), "Night wind: Egypt" [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 Cyril Meir Scott (1879 - 1970), "Night wind", published 1920 [voice and piano], London: Elkin [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2010-05-02
Line count: 12
Word count: 99