by James Stephens (1882 - 1950)
Washed in silver
Language: English
Gleaming in silver are the hills, Blazing in silver is the sea, And a silvery radiance spills Where the moon drives royally. Clad in silver tissue I March magnificently by.
Text Authorship:
- by James Stephens (1882 - 1950), "Washed in silver", 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 Walter Byron Mourant (1910 - 1995), "Washed in silver" [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-26
Line count: 6
Word count: 31