Night in the Desert
Language: English
Endless reaches of grey sand,
Waves of the sea
Save that these waves are motionless.
Far off, the solemn mountains
Towering to the sky.
A flood of light upon the Lonely piaces.
Silver light, and chill.
Silence, and a cold wind
From out the andiess Spaces
The dull grey sanas of deserted pinces.
A lone coyote wailing to the silver moon!
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Gertrude Ross (1889 - 1957), "Night in the Desert", first performed 1914 [ voice and piano ], from 3 Songs of the Desert, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2025-05-18
Line count: 11
Word count: 61