by Ernest Christopher Dowson (1867 - 1900)
The moon maiden's song
Language: English
Sleep! Cast thy canopy Over this sleeper's brain, Dim grow his memory, When he wake again. Love stays a summer night, Till lights of morning come; Then takes her winged flight Back to her starry home. Sleep! Yet thy days are mine; Love's seal is over thee: Far though my ways from thine, Dim though thy memory. Love stays a summer night, Till lights of morning come; Then takes her winged flight Back to her starry home.
Authorship:
- by Ernest Christopher Dowson (1867 - 1900), "The moon maiden's song", appears in The Pierrot of the Minute, first published 1897 [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 Granville Ransome Bantock, Sir (1868 - 1946), "The moon maiden's song", published 1921 [ voice and piano ], London : Swan [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-02-26
Line count: 16
Word count: 77