by John Galsworthy (1867 - 1933)
The Moon at Dawn
Language: English
When, every dawn, the homeless breeze Creeps back to wake the sleeping trees, The moon steals down and no one sees! Yes! every morn, no watcher there, She turns that face, once angel fair, And smiles, as only harlots dare! I saw her once, the insatiate moon. Go stealing, coiffed with orange hood. From Night, her lover, still in swoon — All wanton she, who chaste was wooed!
Confirmed with John Galsworthy, Moods, Songs, & Doggerels, London: William Heinemann, 1912, page 26.
Text Authorship:
- by John Galsworthy (1867 - 1933), "The Moon at Dawn", appears in Moods, Songs, & Doggerels [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 Ada Galsworthy (d. 1956), "The Moon at Dawn", published 1913 [ voice and piano ], from Seventeen songs, no. 15, London : Schott & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2023-07-03
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Word count: 68