by William Ernest Henley (1849 - 1903)
A wink from Hesper, falling
Language: English
A wink from Hesper, falling Fast in the wintry sky, Comes through the even blue, Dear, like a word from you . . . Is it good-bye? Across the miles between us I send you sigh for sigh. Good-night, sweet friend, good-night: Till life and all take flight, Never good-bye.
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Text Authorship:
- by William Ernest Henley (1849 - 1903), no title, 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), "A wink from Hesper, falling", op. 16 (Seven songs) no. 5 (1913) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-12-10
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