by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod
Poor little songs, children of sorrow,...
Language: English
Poor little songs, children of sorrow, go. A wind may take you up, and blow you far. My heart will go with you, too, wherever you go. As the little leaves in the wood they pass: The wind has lifted them, and the wind is gone. Have I too not heard the wind come, and pass? The secret dews fall under the Evening-Star, And there is peace I know in the west: yet, if there be no dawn, The secret dews fall under the Evening-Star.
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Text Authorship:
- by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod, "The secret dews", appears in From the Hills of Dream, first published 1901 [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 Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949), "The secret dews", op. 77 (Six Sets of Five Songs Each for Voice and Pianoforte, Set VI) no. 5 (1927) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Walter Morse Rummel (1887 - 1953), "Under the Evening Star", published <<1940 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-08-18
Line count: 9
Word count: 85