by Joseph Campbell (1881 - 1944)
The moon is in the marshes
Language: English
The moon is in the marshes, The gannets wheel and pass, Casting wandering shadows Over the mallow-grass ; Salt airs come lightly blowing In from the open sea, And I am dreaming, dreaming In silent ecstasy. A Christ-like quiet gathers About my weary soul : The wind wails in the marshes, The tides tumble and roll ; The red moon sails in beauty Over the open sea, And I am dreaming, dreaming In silent ecstasy.
Text Authorship:
- by Joseph Campbell (1881 - 1944), "The moon is in the marshes", appears in The Gilly of Christ, first published 1907 [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 Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949), "The moon is in the marshes", op. 49 no. 11 (1922) [ voice and piano ], from Thirteen Songs: The Gilly of Christ, no. 11 [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2009-02-03
Line count: 16
Word count: 72