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by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933)

Stars
Language: English 
Alone in the night
     On a dark hill
With pines around me
     Spicy and still,

And a heaven full of stars
     Over my head,
White and topaz
     And misty red;

Myriads with beating
     Hearts of fire
That aeons
     Cannot vex or tire;

Up the dome of heaven
     Like a great hill,
I watch them marching
     Stately and still,

And I know that I
     Am honored to be
Witness
     Of so much majesty.

Text Authorship:

  • by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933), "Stars", appears in Flame and Shadow, first published 1920 [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 William Henry Berwald (1864 - 1948), "Stars", published 1934 [ SATB chorus a cappella ] [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-06-04
Line count: 20
Word count: 72

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