by William Allingham (1824 - 1889)
Moon soon sets now
Language: English
Moon soon sets now: Elves cradled on the bough. Day's fays drop asleep : Dreams through the forest creep. When broadens the moonlight, we frolic and jest; When darkles the forest, we sink into rest. Shine, fine star above ! Love's come, happy love ! Haste, happy wedding-night, Full moon, round and bright! And not till her circle is low in the west We'll cease from our dancing, or couch us to rest! Lute, mute fall thy strings ! Hush, every voice that sings! Low, slow, sleepy song, Fade forest-aisles along ! Of all thy sweet music a love-song is best! -- Thou hushest -- we're silent -- we sink into rest.
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Authorship:
- by William Allingham (1824 - 1889), no title, appears in Songs, Ballads and Stories, in Prince Brightkin, first published 1877 [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 Charles Villiers Stanford, Sir (1852 - 1924), "Fairy night", published 1913 [soprano, SSAA chorus, and chamber orchestra], from Fairy Day, no. 3. [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-19
Line count: 18
Word count: 109