by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933)
Central Park at Dusk
Language: English
Buildings above the leafless trees Loom high as castles in a dream, While one by one the lamps come out To thread the twilight with a gleam. There is no sign of leaf or bud, A hush is over everything -- Silent as women wait for love, The world is waiting for the spring.
Text Authorship:
- by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933), "Central Park at Dusk", appears in Helen of Troy and Other Poems, first published 1911 [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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Central Park at Dusk", 2007 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from New York Sorrows, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by John Woods Duke (1899 - 1984), "Central Park at Dusk", 1947, published 1949 [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2004-12-28
Line count: 8
Word count: 53