by George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron (1788 - 1824)
It is the hour when from the boughs
Language: English
It is the hour when from the boughs The nightingale's high note is heard -- It is the hour -- when lovers' vows Seem sweet in every whisper'd word -- And gentle winds and waters near Make music to the lonely ear. Each flower the dews have lightly wet, And in the sky the stars are met: And on the wave is deeper blue, And on the leaf a browner hue -- And in the Heaven, that clear obscure So softly dark -- and darkly pure, That follows the decline of day As twilight melts beneath the moon away.
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Text Authorship:
- by George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron (1788 - 1824), "It is the hour", appears in Hebrew Melodies, no. 12, first published 1815 [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 Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , "It is the hour", published 181? [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by J. C. Beuthin , "It is the hour", published 1857 [ three-part chorus of equal voice with piano ], from Six Rounds for three equal voices [sung text not yet checked]
- by George Frederick Broadhead (1883 - ?), "Music of a summer night", published 1937 [ TTBB chorus a cappella ], partson [sung text not yet checked]
- by Mary Grant Carmichael (1851 - 1935), "It is the hour", published 1892 [ duet with piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Mary Grant Carmichael (1851 - 1935), "It is the hour", published 1892 [ vocal duet ], London: R. Cocks & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
- by James Munro Coward (1824 - 1880), "It is the hour", published 1871? [ four-part chorus and piano ], from Ten Glees and a Madrigal for Four and Five Voices, glee [sung text not yet checked]
- by Adolph Martin Foerster (1854 - 1927), "It is the hour", published 1909 [ medium voice and piano ], from Second Album of Lyrics [sung text not yet checked]
- by Charles Harry Fogg , "It is the hour", published 1899 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], partson [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hélène Heale (b. 1855), "It is the hour", published 1890 [ SSA chorus and piano ad libitum ], from 24 Rounds [sung text not yet checked]
- by Isaac Nathan (1790 - 1864), "It is the hour", published 1815, from A Selection of Hebrew Melodies No. I, no. 12 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by John Wright (b. 1911), "It is the hour", 1974 [ alto and orchestra or piano ], from The Hesperus Songs [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Alexis Paulin Pâris) , "C'est l'heure", appears in Mélodies hébraïques, no. 12
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2004-05-08
Line count: 14
Word count: 94