by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933)
Deep in the night the cry of a swallow
Language: English
Deep in the night the cry of a swallow,
Under the stars he flew,
Keen as pain was his call to follow
Over the world to you.
Love in my heart is a cry forever
Lost as the swallow's flight,
Seeking for you and never, never
Stilled by the stars at night.
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Text Authorship:
- by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933), "Deep in the night", appears in Rivers to the Sea, first published 1915 [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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Deep in the night", 2009 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Iris Brussels , "Deep in the night", published 1933 [ SSA chorus and piano; or voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Leland Clarke (flourished 1917), "Over the world to you" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by John Woods Duke (1899 - 1984), "Deep in the night", 1981 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alexander Rihm , "Deep in the night", published 1919 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-06-04
Line count: 8
Word count: 52