by James Stephens (1882 - 1950)
Chill of the eve
Language: English
A long green swell Slopes soft to the sea; And a far-off bell Swings sweet to me; As the grey Chill day Slips away From the lea. Spread cold and far, Without one glow From a mild pale star, Is the sky's steel bow; And the grey Chill day Slips away Below. Yon green tree grieves To the air around; And the whispering leaves Have a lonely sound; As the grey Chill day Slips away From the ground. And dark, more dark, The shades settle down; Far off is a spark From the lamp-lit town; And the grey Chill day Slips away With a frown.
Text Authorship:
- by James Stephens (1882 - 1950), "Chill of the eve", appears in Insurrections, first published 1909 [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 Samuel Hans Adler (b. 1928), "Chill of the eve", published 1963 [ medium voice and piano ], from Four Poems of James Stephens, no. 2, Oxford University Press [sung text not yet checked]
- by John Woods Duke (1899 - 1984), "Chill of the eve", 1946 [ high voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Walter Byron Mourant (1910 - 1995), "Chill of the eve" [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2004-01-11
Line count: 32
Word count: 105