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by Amy Lowell (1874 - 1925)

Hora Stellatrix
Language: English 
The stars hang thick in the apple tree,
The south wind smells of the pungent sea,
Gold tulip cups are heavy with dew.
The night's for you, Sweetheart, for you!
Starfire rains from the vaulted blue.

Listen!  The dancing of unseen leaves.
A drowsy swallow stirs in the eaves.
Only a maiden is sorrowing.
'T is night and spring, Sweetheart, and spring!
Starfire lights your heart's blossoming.

In the intimate dark there's never an ear,
Though the tulips stand on tiptoe to hear,
So give; ripe fruit must shrivel or fall.
As you are mine, Sweetheart, give all!
Starfire sparkles, your coronal.

Text Authorship:

  • by Amy Lowell (1874 - 1925), "Hora Stellatrix", appears in A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass [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 Joshua Zinn (b. 1990), "Hora Stellatrix", copyright © 2014 [soprano and piano], from A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass, no. 2 [ sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2019-05-15
Line count: 15
Word count: 102

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