by William Carlos Williams (1883 - 1963)
Daybreak
Language: English
Half a moon is flaming in the south below clear little stars . Vague shapes begin to stir among the yellow-poppy street lamps . Oblique masses of purple and black lift themselves . Is it earth or sky ? It is the beginning ! - again ? Answer, answer ! Huntress who spreadest vitreous dawn before dawn !
Text Authorship:
- by William Carlos Williams (1883 - 1963), "Daybreak", written 1921 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Elaine Fine (b. 1959), "Daybreak", 2013. [medium voice and piano] [text verified 1 time]
- by Elaine Fine (b. 1959), "Daybreak", 2013. [medium voice and piano] [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2014-08-19
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