by Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872 - 1906)
Language: English
An angel, robed in spotless white, Bent down and kissed the sleeping Night. Night woke to blush; the sprite was gone. Men saw the blush and called it Dawn.
Composition:
- Set to music by Tom Cipullo (b. 1960), "Dawn", 2000 [ voice and piano ], from Climbing: 7 Songs on 8 Poems by African-Americans, no. 7
Text Authorship:
- by Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872 - 1906), "Dawn", appears in Majors and Minors, first published 1895
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This text was added to the website: 2005-07-25
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Word count: 30