by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933)
Dawn
Language: English
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The greenish sky glows up in misty reds, The purple shadows turn to brick and stone, The dreams wear thin, men turn upon their beds, And hear the milk-cart jangle by alone.
Confirmed with Sara Teasdale, Helen of Troy ; And Other Poems, New York and London : G. P. Putnam's sons, 1911, p. 90
Text Authorship:
- by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933), "Dawn", appears in Helen of Troy and Other Poems, in 8. Sonnets and Lyrics, in 15. City Vignettes, no. 1 [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 Misty L. Dupuis (b. 1972), "Dawn", subtitle: "Choral", first performed 2019 [ mixed chorus ], from City Vignettes, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
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