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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

[No title]
 (Sung text for setting by N. LeFanu)
 Matches base text
Language: English 
The still drone of the time past midnight 
All words put out
Men are sunk Into the sweetness of sloop
Even the farfung world
Has put aside its rages for sleep
Only I am awake

Composition:

    Set to music by Nicola LeFanu (b. 1947), no title, 1974 [ soprano and instrumental ensemble ], from The Same Day Dawns, no. 1, Novello & Co Ltd
        Publisher: Wise Music Classical [external link]

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

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This text was added to the website: 2026-03-09
Line count: 6
Word count: 35

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