by Arlo Bates (1850 - 1918)
Serenade
Language: English
While stars above thee glow And the red moon sinks low Into the dusky sea, Night visions come and go Dearest in dreaming so. Dream'st thou who loveth thee. Dearest in dreaming so. Dream'st thou who loveth thee. Deep longing fills his breast Knows he no sleep nor rest Severed as now from thee. Fairest one loved the best Were the sweet truth confessed. Dream'st thou who loveth thee Dream'st thou who loveth thee Were the sweet truth confessed Dream'st thou who loveth thee. Weirdly the nightbird sings Sailing on silent wings Over the dewy lea, Her note a rapture brings Sweetest with heavenly things. Dreamst thou who loveth thee. Sweetest with heavenly things. Dream'st thou who loveth thee. Deep longing fills his breast Knows he no sleep nor rest Severed as now from thee. Fairest one loved the best Were the sweet truth confessed. Dream'st thou who loveth thee Dream'st thou who loveth thee Were the sweet truth confessed Dream'st thou who loveth thee.
Text Authorship:
- by Arlo Bates (1850 - 1918), "Serenade", appears in Berries of the Brier, in A Lover's Canticles, no. 6, first published 1886 [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 George Whitefield Chadwick (1854 - 1931), "Serenade", op. 8 (Three love Songs) no. 2 (1882) [ soprano or tenor and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
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Line count: 34
Word count: 165