by Alban Gordon
The dawn comes lightly
Language: English
The dawn comes lightly as a dancing girl, The dew-drops glisten, ev'ry one a pearl; And lo! the happy birds announce the day, Beloved, listen. To us who lay and watched the ev'ning star Sink in the ocean restless there afar, To us who love, is born another day For love and love's devotion. The dawn comes lightly as a dancing girl, The dew drops glisten, ev'ry one a pearl, And lo! the happy birds announce the day, Beloved, listen.
Text Authorship:
- by Alban Gordon , copyright status unknown [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 Mary Hannah (May) Brahe (1884 - 1956), "The dawn comes lightly", published c1919 [ voice and piano ], from From far and near, no. 1, London : Enoch & Sons [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2025-07-29
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Word count: 80