by Edward Bernard Koster (1861 - 1937)
Translation Singable translation by Robert A. Simon

May night
Language: English  after the Dutch (Nederlands) 
Over the garden shines the moon;
Thru' the trees there's a whisper'd sigh;
Lonely lies the spreading lane
In the quiet night.

Branches quiver in azure light;
High the tops of the trees are all drawn
To the long, long panorama
of loveliness there.

Still I dream thru' the passage of time,
While the moon gives benison;
Now the land so blessed by her,
Calmly sleeps, calmly sleeps and waits.

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This text was added to the website: 2015-03-30
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