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by William Ernest Henley (1849 - 1903)

Dark is the night
 (Sung text for setting by A. Beach)
 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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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-12-10
Line count: 8
Word count: 56

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