by (Joseph) Hilaire Belloc (1870 - 1953)
The early morning
Language: English
Our translations: SPA
The moon on the one hand, the dawn on the other: The moon is my sister, the dawn is my brother. The moon on my left and the dawn on my right. My brother, good morning: my sister, good night.
Text Authorship:
- by (Joseph) Hilaire Belloc (1870 - 1953), "The early morning", appears in Verses and Sonnets, first published 1896 [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 Antony Garlick (b. 1927), "The early morning", published 1967 [ 2-part chorus of equal voices a cappella ], from Eleven Canzonets [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Gerald) Graham Peel (1878 - 1937), "The early morning", published 1910 [ voice and piano ], from The Country Lover, no. 4, London, Chappell & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- SPA Spanish (Español) (José Miguel Llata) , "La mañana temprana", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-01-16
Line count: 4
Word count: 40