The dew is heavy on the grass, At last the sun is set. Fill up, fill up The cups of jade. The night's before us yet ! All night the dew will heavy lie Upon the grass and clover . Too soon , too soon , the dew will dry , Too soon the night be over
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- a text in Chinese (中文) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Phyllis Batchelor (1915 - 1999), no title, copyright © 2018 [ voice and piano ], from Lyrics from the Chinese ; 8 settings of ancient lyrics, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
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