by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod
The Valley of Silence
Language: English
In the secret Valley of Silence No breath doth fall; No wind stirs in the branches; No bird doth call: As on a white wall A breathless lizard is still, So silence lies on the valley Breathlessly still. In the dusk-grown heart of the valley An altar rises white: No rapt priest bends in awe Before its silent light: But sometimes a flight Of breathless words of prayer White-wing'd enclose the altar, Eddies of prayer.
Text Authorship:
- by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod, "The Valley of Silence", 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 Granville Ransome Bantock, Sir (1868 - 1946), "The Valley of Silence", published 1929 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949), "The Valley of Silence", op. 74 (Six Sets of Five Songs Each for Voice and Pianoforte, Set III) no. 3 (1927) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Walter Morse Rummel (1887 - 1953), "The Valley of Silence", published <<1940 [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-08-18
Line count: 16
Word count: 75