by Robert Browning (1812 - 1889)
Oh, what a dawn of day! See original
Language: English
I.
Oh, what a dawn of day!
How the March sun feels like May!
All is blue again
After last night's rain,
And the South dries the hawthorn-spray.
Only, my Love's away!
I'd as lief that the blue were grey,
...
Composition:
- Set to music by Douglas Gordon Weiland (b. 1954), "Oh, what a dawn of day!", op. 10 (Five First Songs) no. 1, stanza 1 [ soprano and piano ]
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Browning (1812 - 1889), "A lovers' quarrel", appears in Men and Women, first published 1855
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2011-10-24
Line count: 176
Word count: 868