by Walter De la Mare (1873 - 1956)
Moonlight
Language: English
The far moon maketh lovers wise In her pale beauty trembling down, Lending curved cheeks, dark lips, dark eyes, A strangeness not their own. And, though they shut their lids to kiss, In starless darkness peace to win, Even on that secret world from this Her twilight enters in.
Text Authorship:
- by Walter De la Mare (1873 - 1956), "Moonlight", appears in Motley and Other Poems, first published 1918 [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 Francis Brinkworth , "Moonlight", <<1940 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-01-13
Line count: 8
Word count: 49