Night‑fall
Language: English
The woods and fields are still; The night is calm, Upon the silent hill A dew-cool balm Descends upon the lids of day. The murmurs of the night In drowsy flight Rise ever, Fall, and drift away. Dreams are abroad, And sleep is on its way.
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Horatio William Parker (1863 - 1919), "Night-fall", published 1914 [ voice and piano ], Boston Music Co. [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: John Glenn Paton [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2019-11-28
Line count: 11
Word count: 46