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by Hilda Conkling (1910 - 1986)

Moon Song
 (Sung text for setting by J. Shank)
 See original
Language: English 
There is a star that runs very fast,
That goes pulling the moon
Through the tops of the poplars.
It is all in silver,
That tall star:
The moon rolls goldenly along
Out of breath.
Mr. Moon, does he make you hurry?

Composition:

    Set to music by Joshua Shank (b. 1980), "Moon Song", first performed 2005 [ ssaa chorus and piano ], from Three Nightsongs, no. 2

Text Authorship:

  • by Hilda Conkling (1910 - 1986), "Moon Song", appears in Poems by a Little Girl

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This text was added to the website: 2025-12-13
Line count: 8
Word count: 43

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