by William Ernest Henley (1849 - 1903)
The skies are strown with stars
Language: English
The skies are strown with stars, The streets are fresh with dew A thin moon drifts to westward, The night is hushed and cheerful. My thought is quick with you. Near windows gleam and laugh, And far away a train Clanks glowing through the stillness: A great content's in all things, And life is not in vain.
Text Authorship:
- by William Ernest Henley (1849 - 1903), appears in A Book of Verses, first published 1888 [author's text checked 1 time 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), "The skies are strown with stars", op. 16 (Seven songs) no. 4 (1913) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-12-10
Line count: 10
Word count: 57