by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822)

Language: English 
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  Death will come when thou art dead, 
     Soon, too soon -
 Sleep will come when thou art fled; 
   Of neither would I ask the boon 
 I ask to thee, beloved Night -
 Swift be thy approaching flight,
     Come soon, soon!

Composition:

    Set to music by Elizabeth Maconchy (1907 - 1994), "To the night", 1965, first performed 1966, stanza 5 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], from Nocturnal, no. 3

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