by Algernon Blackwood (1869 - 1951)
The curfew song
Language: English
The sun has gone;
The tide of stars is setting all our way,
The Pleiades call softly to Orion,
As nightly they have called these million years;
The children lie asleep; now let them out,
And, over-hearing,
We waft the fairy call into your dreams,
That you may swim upon that tide of gold
And list'ning in your hearts,
Just over-hear
That deep tremendous thunder
Signalling reply:
All's well!
Orion answering the Pleiades!
Text Authorship:
- by Algernon Blackwood (1869 - 1951) [author's text not yet checked 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 Elgar, Sir (1857 - 1934), "The curfew song", op. 78 no. 3 (1915), first performed 1915 [baritone and piano], from The Starlight Express, no. 3. [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-02-19
Line count: 14
Word count: 74