I asked the heaven of stars What I should give my love -- It answered me with silence, Silence above. I asked the darkened sea Down where the fishers go -- It answered me with silence, Silence below. Oh, I could give him weeping, Or I could give him song -- But how can I give silence My whole life long?
Four Songs
Song Cycle by Alice Barnett (1886 - 1975)
?. Night Song at Amalfi [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933), "Night Song at Amalfi", appears in Rivers to the Sea, in Vignettes Overseas, no. 5, first published 1915
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