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To the moon and tears

Song Cycle by Hugh Dixon (b. 1927)

1. To the moon

Language: English 
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Text Authorship:

  • by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822)

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2. Tears  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: English 
High o'er the hill the moon barque steers.
   The lantern lights depart.
Dead springs are stirring in my heart;
      And there are tears. . . .
But that which makes my grief more deep
Is that you know not when I weep.

Text Authorship:

  • by Launcelot Alfred Cranmer-Byng (1872 - 1945), "Tears", appears in A Lute of Jade, being selections from the classical poets of China, first published 1909

Based on:

  • a text in Chinese (中文) by Wang-Seng-Yu (465 - 522) [text unavailable]
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
Total word count: 42
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