The sea lies quieted beneath The after sunset flush That leaves upon the heap'd grey clouds The grapes faint purple blush. Pale, from a little space in heaven Of delicate ivory. The sickle moon and one gold star Look down upon the sea.
Four Sea Lyrics
 [incomplete]Song Cycle by Louis Campbell-Tipton (1877 - 1921)
1. After sunset  [sung text checked 1 time]
Language: English
Authorship:
- by Arthur Symons (1865 - 1945), "After sunset", appears in Silhouettes, in At Dieppe, no. 1, first published 1892
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]2. Darkness
Language: English
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3. The crying of water  [sung text checked 1 time]
Language: English
O Water, voice of my heart, Crying in the sand, All night long crying with mournful cry. As I lie and listen, and cannot understand The voice of my heart in my side, or the voice of the sea. O water, water, crying for rest, Is it I? is it I? All night long The water is crying to me.
Authorship:
- by Arthur Symons (1865 - 1945), "The crying of water", appears in Poems of Arthur Symons, Volume 2, in The Loom of Dreams, first published 1914
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Language: English
O is it death or life that sounds Like something strangely known In this subsiding out of strife, This low sea monotone? A sound scarce heard through sleep Murmurs as the August bees That fill the forest hollows deep About the roots of trees. O is it death or life, or is it Hope or memory That quiets all things with this breath Of the eternal sea?
Authorship:
- by Arthur Symons (1865 - 1945), "Requies", appears in Silhouettes, in At Dieppe, no. 6, first published 1892
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Researcher for this page: T. P. (Peter) PerrinTotal word count: 170