From grey of dusk, the veils unfold To pearl and amethyst and gold -- Thus is the new day woven and spun: From glory of blue to rainbow-spray, From sunset-gold to violet-grey -- Thus is the restful night re-won.
Five songs , opus 36
by Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949)
1. Day and night [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod, "Day and night", appears in From the Hills of Dream, first published 1896
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2. The voice among the dunes [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
I have heard the sea-wind sighing Where the dune-grasses grow, The sighing of the dying Where the salt tides flow. For where the salt tides flow The sullen dead are lifting Tired arms, and to and fro Are idly drifting. So through the grey dune-grasses Not the wind only cries, But a dim sea-wrought Shadow Breathes drownëd sighs.
Text Authorship:
- by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod, "The voice among the dunes", appears in From the Hills of Dream, first published 1896
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3. The mystic's prayer [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Lay me to sleep in sheltering flame, O Master of the Hidden Fire! Wash pure my heart, and cleanse for me My soul's desire. In flame of sunrise bathe my mind, O Master of the Hidden Fire, That, when I wake, clear-eyed may be My soul's desire.
Text Authorship:
- by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod, "The mystic's prayer", appears in The Hour of Beauty, first published 1907
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4. Time [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
I saw a happy Spirit That wandered among flowers: Her crown was a rainbow, Her gown was wove of hours. She turned with sudden laughter, I was, but am no more! And as I followed after Time smote me on the brow.
Text Authorship:
- by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod, "Time", appears in The Hour of Beauty, first published 1907
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5. In the silences of the woods [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
In the silences of the woods I have heard all day and all night The moving multitudes Of the Wind in flight. He is named Myriad: And I am sad Often, and often I am glad, But oftener I am white With fear of the dim broods That are his multitudes.
Text Authorship:
- by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod, "In the silences of the woods", appears in From the Hills of Dream, first published 1901
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