by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod
In the night
Language: English
O wind, why break in idle pain This wave that swept the seas Foam is the meed of barren dreams And hearts that cry for peace! Lift then, O wind, this heart of mine, And whirl aside in foam; No -- wander on, unchanging heart, The undrowning deeps thy home! Less than a billow of the sea That at the last doth no more roam, Less than a wave, less than a wave, This thing that hath no home, This thing that hath no grave.
Text Authorship:
- by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod, "In the night", appears in From the Hills of Dream, first published 1901 [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 Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949), "In the night", op. 74 (Six Sets of Five Songs Each for Voice and Pianoforte, Set III) no. 5 (1927) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-08-17
Line count: 13
Word count: 84