by Arlo Bates (1850 - 1918)
Oh, let night speak of me, for day
Language: English
Oh, let [night]1 speak of me, for day Knows not how breaks with woe my heart; Day knows not how I mournful stray, Weeping for thee, so dear thou art. The sad night weeps with me, and lays Her tear-wet cheek against my own; Although I walk in sun-lit ways, Still doth my heart in darkness moan. The night shall speak of me, and say All things to thee I dare not show; And to thy dreams my love display, Till thou art melted by my woe!
About the headline (FAQ)
View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Arlo Bates, Told in the Gate, Boston, Roberts Brothers, 1892, pages 202-203.
1 Chadwick: "the night"Text Authorship:
- by Arlo Bates (1850 - 1918), no title, appears in Told in the Gate, first published 1892 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by George Whitefield Chadwick (1854 - 1931), "Oh, let the night speak of me", from Lyrics from "Told in the Gate", no. 10 [sung text checked 1 time]
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