by Frederick E. Weatherly (1848 - 1929)
In the hush of the night
Language: English
In the hush of the night, by the waves of the sea, I am looking and waiting and longing for thee; And I stretch out my arms to the night, to the star, But a gulf is between us, the light is so far! Oh love of my life, in what land may'st thou be? I am looking and waiting and longing for thee! In the hush of the night, by the foam of the sea, I hear thee, I see thee, thou comest to me, With thine eyes shining through me, like stars in the night, And I lie on thy breast in a storm of delight. O God! 'tis a dream! 'tis a wraith from the sea! Thou art gone! thou art dead! thou art parted from me! In the hush of the night, by the desolate sea, I am weeping and kneeling and praying for thee, And thy sprit comes back with the passion of yore, And the gulf shall divide us, my darling, no more! O love of the past! O love yet to be! I have found thee at last! I am coming to thee!
Authorship:
- by Frederick E. Weatherly (1848 - 1929) [author's text not yet checked 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 Francesco Paolo Tosti (1846 - 1916), "In the hush of the night", 1894. [ sung text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2017-06-04
Line count: 18
Word count: 190