by William Butler Yeats (1865 - 1939)
That the night come
Language: English
She lived in storm and strife, Her soul had such desire For what proud death may bring That it could not endure The common good of life, But lived as 'twere a king That packed his marriage day With banneret and pennon, Trumpet and kettledrum, And the outrageous cannon, To bundle time away That the night come.
Text Authorship:
- by William Butler Yeats (1865 - 1939), "That the night come" [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 Ruth Schonthal (1924 - 2006), "That the night come", 1949 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Nine Lyric Dramatic Songs, no. 8, Furore Edition [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2021-01-27
Line count: 12
Word count: 57