by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Language: English  after the Scots Gaelic 
Welcome, precious stone of night,
Delight of the skies, precious sweet stone of the still night,
mother of stars, precious silent stone of the night skies,
Child reared by the Sun, precious simple stone of the silent night
Excellency of stars, precious stone of the night.

Composition:

    Set to music by Bernard Rands (b. 1934), "Welcome to the moon", published 1980, first performed 1981 [ soprano and orchestra ], from Canti lunatici, no. 3, London : Universal Edition

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 46