by Harriet Monroe (1860 - 1936)
The Blue Ridge
Language: English
Still and calm, In purple robes of kings, The low-lying mountains sleep at the edge of the world. The forests cover them like mantles; Day and night Rise and fall over them like the wash of waves. Asleep they reign. Silent they say all. Hush me, O slumbering mountains— Send me dreams.
Text Authorship:
- by Harriet Monroe (1860 - 1936), "The Blue Ridge" [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 Elaine Hagenberg (b. 1979), "The Blue Ridge", copyright © 2019 [ mixed chorus ]
Publisher: Elaine Hagenberg [external link] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-02-16
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Word count: 52