by Alfred Tennyson, Lord (1809 - 1892)
Sun comes, moon comes
Language: English
Sun comes, moon comes, Time slips away. Sun sets, moon sets, Love, fix a day! A year hence, a year hence. We shall both be gray. A month hence, a month hence. Far, far away! A week hence, a week hence. Ah! the long delay! Wait a little, wait a little, You shall fix a day. Tomorrow love, tomorrow, And that's an age away. Blaze upon her window, sun, In honour of the day!
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Text Authorship:
- by Alfred Tennyson, Lord (1809 - 1892), no title, appears in The Windows, or The Loves of the Wrens, no. 11, first published 1867, rev. 1871 [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 Douglas MacDonald Stewart (1892 - ?), "When", published 1920. [voice and piano] [text not verified]
- by Arthur Sullivan, Sir (1842 - 1900), "When", published 1871 [voice and piano], from The Window, or The Songs of the Wrens, no. 10. [text not verified]
- by Sidney Thomson , "When", published 1893 [voice and piano], from The Window or the Song of the Wrens [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-03-22
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Word count: 74