by Arthur Symons (1865 - 1945)
After sunset
Language: English
The sea lies quieted beneath The after sunset flush That leaves upon the heap'd grey clouds The grapes faint purple blush. Pale, from a little space in heaven Of delicate ivory. The sickle moon and one gold star Look down upon the sea.
Text Authorship:
- by Arthur Symons (1865 - 1945), "After sunset", appears in Silhouettes, in At Dieppe, no. 1, first published 1892 [author's text not yet checked 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 John Joseph Becker (1886 - 1961), "After sunset", published 1959, from At Dieppe, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Louis Campbell-Tipton (1877 - 1921), "After sunset", 1907 [ voice and piano ], from Four Sea Lyrics, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Berthold Neuer , "After sunset", published <<1940 [ voice and piano? ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ethel Mary Smyth, Dame (1858 - 1944), "After sunset", published 1913 [ mezzo-soprano or baritone with orchestra ], from Three Moods of the Sea = Drei Lieder vom Meere, no. 3, also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Rudolf Stephan Hoffmann (1878 - 1931) ; composed by Ethel Mary Smyth, Dame.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 43