by William Ernest Henley (1849 - 1903)
Dark is the night See original
Language: English
The sea is full of wand'ring foam, The sky of driving cloud; My restless thoughts among them roam . . . The night is dark and loud. Where are the hours that came to me So beautiful and bright? A wild wind shakes the wilder sea . . . O, dark and loud's the night!
Composition:
- Set to music by Amy Marcy Cheney Beach (1867 - 1944), "Dark is the night", op. 11 (Three Songs) no. 1 (<<1914) [ voice and piano ]
Text Authorship:
- by William Ernest Henley (1849 - 1903), appears in A Book of Verses, first published 1888
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This text was added to the website: 2008-12-10
Line count: 8
Word count: 56