by Emily Brontë (1818 - 1848)

The sun has set, and the long grass now
 (Sung text for setting by N. Peros)
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Language: English 
The sun has set, and the long grass now
Waves dreamily in the evening wind; 
And the wild bird has flown from that old gray stone 
In some warm nook a couch to find. 

In all the lonely landscape round 
I see no light and hear no sound, 
Except the wind that far away
Come sighing o'er the healthy sea.

Note: in the Fisk work, this is sung by Nelly

Composition:

    Set to music by Nick Peros (b. 1963), "The sun has set, and the long grass now"

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 60