by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822)
A songlet on an English love note See original
Language: English
... Wrap thy form in a mantle grey Star-inwrought! Blind with thine hair the eyes of Day, Kiss her until she be wearied out, ...
Composition:
- Set to music by Leonard J[ordan] Lehrman (b. 1949), "A songlet on an English love note", op. 41 (1977), first performed 1979, lines 8-11 [ soprano and piano ]
Text Authorship:
- by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822), "To night"
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CZE Czech (Čeština) (Jaroslav Vrchlický) , "Noci", Prague, J. Otto, first published 1901
- HUN Hungarian (Magyar) (Dezső Kosztolányi) , "Az Éjhez"
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 35
Word count: 198