by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod
The Twilit Waters
Language: English
Far out in the grey murmurous twilight I hear the tide forging slowly through husht waters. No sound else: neither scream of sea-mew, nor harsh cry of heron, nor the idle song of the wind: only the steadfast forging of the tide through the husht waters of twilit seas. O steadfast onward tide, O gloaming-hidden palpitating seas!
Confirmed with The Silence of Amor: Prose Rhythms by Fiona Macleod, Portland Maine : Thomas B. Mosher, 1912, page 19. Note: this is a block of prose in the book; line-breaks have been added.
Authorship:
- by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod, "The Twilit Waters", appears in The Silence of Amor: Prose Rhythms [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 Gerald Finzi (1901 - 1956), "The Twilit Waters", 1919 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2022-01-10
Line count: 8
Word count: 57