by Edward Coate Pinckney (1802 - 1828)
Look out upon the stars, my love
Language: English
Look out upon the stars, my love, And shame them with thine eyes, On which, than on the lights above, There hang more destinies. Night's beauty is the harmony Of blending shades and light; Then, lady, up, -- look out, and be A sister to the night! Sleep not! thine image wakes for aye Within my watching breast: Sleep not! from her soft sleep should fly Who robs all hearts of rest. Nay, lady, from thy slumbers break, And make this darkness gay With looks, whose brightness well might make Of darker nights a day.
A. Thomas sets line 1
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Text Authorship:
- by Edward Coate Pinckney (1802 - 1828), "A serenade" [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 Paul Creston, born Giuseppe Guttoveggio (1906 - 1985), "Serenade", op. 46 no. 1, from Three Songs, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Blair Fairchild (1877 - 1933), "Serenade", op. 9 no. 6 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Augusta Read Thomas (b. 1964), "A serenade", 1997, first performed 1997, line 1 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], from Love Songs, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2010-07-19
Line count: 16
Word count: 94