by William Ernest Henley (1849 - 1903)
After the grim daylight
Language: English
After the grim daylight, Night -- Night and the stars and the sea! Only the sea, and the stars And the star-shown sails and spars -- Naught else in the night for me! Over the northern height, Light -- Light and the dawn of a day With nothing for me but a breast Laboured with love's unrest, And the irk of an idle May!
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Text Authorship:
- by William Ernest Henley (1849 - 1903), no title, appears in Hawthorn and Lavender with Other Verses, in Hawthorn and Lavender, no. 20, first published 1901 [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 Charles Willeby (1865 - 1955), "After the grim daylight", published <<1940, from Hawthorn and Lavender [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2007-06-18
Line count: 12
Word count: 61