February twilight | I stood beside a hill

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by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933)

February twilight

(Sung text for setting by G. Baxter)

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Language: English

Our translations: FRE GER

I stood beside a hill
Smooth with new-laid snow,
A single star looked out
From the cold evening glow.
There was no other creature 
That saw what I could see
I stood and watched the evening star
As long as it watched me.

Composition:

Garth Baxter

From the Heart: Three American Women - Three from Sara

Text Authorship:

by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933), "February twilight", appears in Dark of the Moon, in Berkshire Notes, first published 1926

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

Researcher for this page: Garth Baxter

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 43

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