by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882)
Spanish serenade Matches base text
Language: English
Our translations: CHI
Stars of the summer night! Far in yon azure deeps, Hide, hide your golden light! She sleeps, my lady sleeps! Moon of the summer night! Far down yon western steeps, Sink, sink in silver light! She sleeps, my lady sleeps! Wind of the summer night! Where yonder woodbine creeps, Fold, fold thy pinions light! She sleeps, my lady sleeps! Dreams of the summer night! Tell her, her lover keeps watch! While in slumbers light She sleeps, my lady sleeps!
Composition:
- Set to music by Edward Elgar, Sir (1857 - 1934), "Spanish serenade", op. 23, published 1912 [ SATB chorus, 2 violins, piano ]
Text Authorship:
- by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882), no title, appears in The Spanish Student, Act 1, Scene 3, first published 1843
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CHI Chinese (中文) [singable] (Dr Huaixing Wang) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Virginia Knight
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 79