by Yonejirō Noguchi (1875 - 1947)
At night
Language: English
At night the Universe grows lean, Sober-faced with intoxication. The shadow of the half-sphere Curtains down closely against my world Like a doorless cage. Listen, frogs in the pond, (The world is a pond itself) Cry out for the light, for the truth! The curtains rattle ghostily along, Bloodily biting my soul, The winds knocking on my cabin door With their shadowy hands.
Text Authorship:
- by Yonejirō Noguchi (1875 - 1947) [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 Jodi Goble (b. 1974), "At night" [ soprano and piano ], from Song-Lost World, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2025-10-09
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Word count: 63