by William Carlos Williams (1883 - 1963)
Full Moon
Language: English
Blessed moon Noon of night that through the dark bids Love stay— curious shapes awake to plague me Is day near Shining girl? Yes, day! the warm the radiant all fulfilling day.
Text Authorship:
- by William Carlos Williams (1883 - 1963), copyright status unknown [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 Lori Laitman (b. 1955), "Full Moon", first performed 2007 [ tenor and piano ], from Two William Carlos Williams Songs, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2025-09-13
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Word count: 32