by Robert Seymour Bridges (1844 - 1930)
Now the glorious sun is sunk in the west
Language: English
Now the glorious sun is sunk in the west. And night with shadowy step advances : As we, to the newly betrothed our song addrest. With musical verse and dances. In the order of them who established rites of old For maidens to sing this song, -- Pray the gifts of heaven to gifts of gold, Joy and a life long.
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Text Authorship:
- by Robert Seymour Bridges (1844 - 1930), no title, appears in Achilles in Scyros, first published 1890 [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 Cyril Bradley Rootham (1875 - 1938), "Now the glorious sun", published 1912 [soprano, alto, and SA chorus a cappella], from The Choruses from "Achilles in Scyros", no. 3, note: originally composed for strings and harp - not published [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-17
Line count: 8
Word count: 59