by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
Good Night! Which put
Language: English
Good Night! Which put the Candle out? A jealous Zephyr - not a doubt - Ah, friend, you little knew How long at that celestial wick The Angels - labored diligent - Extinguished - now - for you! It might - have been the Light House spark - Some Sailor - rowing in the Dark - Had importuned to see! It might - have been the Waning lamp That lit the Drummer from the Camp To purer Reveille!
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Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title, written 1862 [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 Paul Wehage , "Good night! which put the candle out?" [ high voice and piano ], from Ten Dickinson Songs, no. 7 [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Bertram Kottmann
This text was added to the website: 2020-04-27
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Word count: 78