by Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872 - 1906)
Silence
Language: English
'T is better to sit here beside the sea, Here on the spray-kissed beach, In silence, that between such friends as we Is full of deepest speech.
Text Authorship:
- by Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872 - 1906), "Silence", appears in Lyrics of Love and Laughter, first published 1903 [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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Silence", 2013 [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Carson P. Cooman , "Silence", op. 126 no. 2 (1999), from Three Dunbar Verses, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-07-26
Line count: 4
Word count: 27