by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933)
Language: English
Dreamily over the roofs The cold spring rain is falling; Out in the lonely tree A bird is calling, calling. Slowly over the earth The wings of night are falling; My heart like the bird in the tree Is calling, calling, calling.
Composition:
- Set to music by Dominick DiOrio , "Twilight", 2013 [ baritone and piano ], from A Ghost Through the Winding Years, no. 3
Text Authorship:
- by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933), "Twilight", appears in Helen of Troy and Other Poems, first published 1911
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Line count: 8
Word count: 42