by William Sharp (1855 - 1905)
Moonrise
Language: English
The first snows of the year lie white Upon the branches bending low; A surging wind the flakes doth blow Before the coming feet of Night -- Half dusk, half day, betwixt the pines Green-yellow the full moon reclines Green-yellow, and now wholly green, While faint the windy stars are seen.
Text Authorship:
- by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), "Moonrise", appears in Poems, first published 1912 [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), "Moonrise", op. 67 (Twenty-Five Songs in Five Sets of Five Each: Set I) no. 3 (1926) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-08-18
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Word count: 50