by Alfred Edward Housman (1859 - 1936)

Language: English 
The half-moon westers low, my love,
And the wind brings up the rain;
And wide apart we lie, my love,
And seas between the twain.

I know not if it rains, my love,
In the land where you do lie;
And oh, so sound you sleep, my love.
You know no more than I.

Composition:

    Set to music by Jake Heggie (b. 1961), "The half-moon westers low", 2005, first performed 2005 [ tenor and baritone with violin, viola, cello and piano ], from Here and Gone, no. 7

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Researcher for this page: Ted Perry

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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