by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822)
The world's wanderers See original
Language: English
Our translations: CHI
Tell me, Star, whose wings of light
Speed thee in thy fiery flight,
In what cavern of the night
Will thy pinions close now?
Tell me, Moon, thou pale and grey
Pilgrim, of Heav'ns homeless way,
In what depth of night or day,
Seekest thou repose now?
...
Composition:
- Set to music by Charles Edward Ives (1874 - 1954), "The world's wanderers", 1895, stanzas 1-2
Text Authorship:
- by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822), "The world's wanderers", first published 1824
See other settings of this text.
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
- CZE Czech (Čeština) (Jaroslav Vrchlický) , "Poutníci světa"
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 70