by James Stephens (1882 - 1950)
In the night
Language: English
There always is a noise when it is dark ; It is the noise of silence and the noise Of blindness. The noise of silence and the noise of blindness Do frighten me, They hold me stark and rigid as a tree ! These frighten me, These hold me stark and rigid as a tree ! Because at last their tumult is more loud Than thunder. Because at last Their tumult is more loud than thunder : They terrify my soul, They tear my heart asunder !
Text Authorship:
- by James Stephens (1882 - 1950), "In the night", appears in Songs from the Clay, first published 1915 [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 Edward Toner Cone (b. 1917), "In the night" [ TTBB chorus a cappella ], from Three Miniatures [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-22
Line count: 14
Word count: 83