by William Henry Davies (1871 - 1940)
The Hour of Magic
Language: English
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This is the hour of magic, when the Moon With her bright wand has charmed the tallest tree To stand stone still with all his million leaves! I feel around me things I cannot see; I hold my breath, as Nature holds her own. And do the mice and birds, the horse and cow, Sleepless in this deep silence, so intense, Believe a miracle has happened now, And wait to hear a sound they'll recognise, To prove they still have life with earthly ties?
Confirmed with W. H. Davies, The hour of magic and other poems, London : J. Cape, 1922, p.1
Text Authorship:
- by William Henry Davies (1871 - 1940), "The Hour of Magic", appears in The Hour of Magic and Other Poems, first published 1922 [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 Mary Anderson Lucas (1882 - 1952), "The Hour of Magic", first performed 1943 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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