by Arthur Symons (1865 - 1945)

Language: English 
Our translations:  CHI
The fountain murmuring of sleep,
A drowsy tune;
The flickering green of leaves that keep
The light of June.
Peace, through a slumbering afternoon,
The peace of June,
A waiting ghost, in the blue sky,
The white curved moon;
June, hushed and breathless, waits, and I
Wait too, with June.
Come, through the lingering afternoon,
Soon, love, come soon.

Composition:

    Set to music by Hans Gál (1890 - 1987), "Song of June", op. 77 no. 4 (1951), published 1960 [ soprano or mezzo-soprano solo, three-part women's chorus, and strings ], from Of a Summer Day, no. 4, Association of American Choruses, Philadelphia

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Word count: 59