by Arthur Symons (1865 - 1945)
That night on Judges' Walk, the wind
Language: English
That night on Judges' Walk, the wind Was as the voice of doom; The Heath, a lake of darkness, lay Silent as the tomb. The vast night brooded, white with stars, Above the world's unrest; The awfulness of silence ached like a strong heart repressed. That night on Judges' Walk, We walked beneath the trees, There was a word we could not say, Half uttered in the breeze, That night on Judges' Walk we said No word at all, And now no word shall e'er be said Before the Judgment Day.
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- by Arthur Symons (1865 - 1945), "On Judges' Walk", appears in Silhouettes, 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 Charles Edward Ives (1874 - 1954), "Judges' Walk", 1893-8. [voice and piano] [text verified 1 time]
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Word count: 91