by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852)
When thou art night, it seems
Language: English
When thou art night, it seems Anew creation round ; The sun hath fairer beams, The lute a softer sound. Though thee alone I see, And hear alone thy sigh, 'Tis light, ' tis song to me, 'T is all-when thou art nigh . When thou art nigh, no thought Of grief comes o'er my heart ; I only think-could aught But joybe where thou art ? Life seems a waste of breath When far from thee I sigh ; And death-ay, even death Were sweet, if thou wert nigh.
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Confirmed with Thomas Moore, The Poetical Works of Thomas Moore, Band 1, 1842, A. and W. Galignani and Company, p.285
Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852), "When thou art nigh" [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 Meta Schumann (1887 - 1937), "When Thou Art Night" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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