by Nelle Richmond Eberhart (1871 - 1944)
He who moves in the dew
Language: English
He who moves in the dew is waiting unter the willows, beside the sunset waters; Idle is his canoe, quiet the paddles, but his heart I know is leaping, Hoping I come. So shall I have the lodge at moonrise, So shall I move silently thro' the darkness, Following the signal of his flute call. He who moves in the dew is waiting, He watches thro' the drooping willow branches, He listens for my step on the grasses, Knowing I come.
Authorship:
- by Nelle Richmond Eberhart (1871 - 1944) [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 Charles Wakefield Cadman (1881 - 1946), "He who moves in the dew", from Music of the American Indian, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2021-10-28
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