by George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron (1788 - 1824)
From the "Incantation" See original
Language: English
When the moon is on the wave,
And the glow-worm in the grass,
And the meteor on the grave,
And the wisp on the morass;
When the falling stars are shooting,
And the answered owls are hooting,
And the silent leaves are still,
In the shadow of the hill,
Shall my soul be upon thine,
With a power and with a sign.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Charles Edward Ives (1874 - 1954), "From the "Incantation"", 1921, stanza 1
Text Authorship:
- by George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron (1788 - 1824), no title, written 1816, appears in Manfred, Act I
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Alexis Paulin Pâris) , "Une voix prononce le charme suivant"
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: 450