by Francis William Bourdillon (1852 - 1921)

The Night Has a Thousand Eyes
 (Sung text for setting by I. Venables)
 See original
Language: English 
Our translations:  GER
The night has a thousand eyes,
 And the day but one;
Yet the light of the bright world dies
 With the dying sun.

The mind has a thousand eyes,
 And the heart but one;
Yet the light of a whole life dies
 When love is done.

Composition:

    Set to music by Ian Venables (b. 1955), "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes", op. 41 (Songs) no. 3 (2011), first performed 2012 [ voice and string quartet ]

Text Authorship:

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

  • GER German (Deutsch) (Walter A. Aue) , "Viel tausend Augen hat die Nacht", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2008-08-09
Line count: 8
Word count: 45