by Edward Frederick Lockton (1876 - 1940), as Edward Teschemacher
O lovely night!
Language: English
O lovely night! Thou sweet and gentle maiden, Binding the world with dreams so silently, Thy voice is soft, thy breath is heavy laden With garden scents and mem'ries of the sea; Come not with tears, but charm them into flight, O lovely night! O lovely sleep! Thou angel bright and tender, Who with thy magic ev'ry heart dost own, Lo! all the world in passionless surrender, Bows to thy will and worships at thy throne; Give thou repose to darkened land and deep, O lovely sleep!
Authorship:
- by Edward Frederick Lockton (1876 - 1940), as Edward Teschemacher [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 Landon Ronald, Sir (1873 - 1938), "O lovely night!", published 1901 [ voice and piano ], from Summertime, no. 4, London: Enoch & Sons; reprinted 2011, Huntsville, TX: Recital Publications [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Garrett Medlock [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2020-03-28
Line count: 14
Word count: 87