by Arthur Symons (1865 - 1945)
At dawn
Language: English
She only knew the birth and death Of day when each that died Was still at morn a hope, at night A hope unsatisfied. The dark trees shivered to behold Another day begin ; She, being hopeless, could not weep As the grey dawn came in.
Text Authorship:
- by Arthur Symons (1865 - 1945), "At dawn", appears in Silhouettes, first published 1892 [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 Ethel Leginska, née Liggins (1886 - 1970), "At dawn", published 1919 [ voice and piano ], from Quatre mélodies, no. 1, Ed. Schirmer [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-01-19
Line count: 8
Word count: 46