by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933)
Evening, and all the birds
Language: English
Evening, and all the birds In a chorus of shimmering sound Are easing their hearts of joy For miles around. The air is blue and sweet, The few first stars are white,-- Oh let me like the birds Sing before night.
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Text Authorship:
- by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933), "Dusk in June", 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 Amy Marcy Cheney Beach (1867 - 1944), "Dusk in June", op. 82, published 1917 [ SSAA chorus a cappella ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ēriks Ešenvalds (b. 1977), "Evening", published 2007 [ soprano, SSAATTBB chorus ], Musica Baltica [sung text not yet checked]
- by Fay Foster (1886 - 1960), "Dusk in June", published 1917 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-06-04
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