This is thy hour, O Soul, thy free flight into the wordless, Away from books, away from art, the day erased, the lesson done, Thee fully forth emerging, silent, gazing, pondering the themes thou lovest best, Night, sleep, death, and the stars.
Three Songs
 [incomplete]Song Cycle by Eugene MacDonald Bonner (1889 - 1983)
2. A clear midnight  [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892), "A clear midnight"
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Portions of this text were used in Idyll by Frederick Delius.
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3. The dismantled ship  [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
In some unused lagoon, some nameless bay, On sluggish, lonesome waters, anchor'd near the shore, An old, dismasted, gray and batter'd ship, disabled, done, After free voyages to all the seas of earth, haul'd up at last and hawser'd tight, Lies rusting, mouldering.
Text Authorship:
- by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892), "The dismantled ship"
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]Total word count: 85