by Robert Graves (1895 - 1985)
Goodnight to the meadow; farewell to the...
Language: English
Goodnight to the meadow; farewell to the nine o'clock Sun; "He loves me not, loves me, he loves me not" (O jealous one!). "He loves me, he loves me not, he loves me" O soft nights of June; A bird sang for love on the cherry bough: up swam the Moon.
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Text Authorship:
- by Robert Graves (1895 - 1985), no title, appears in Country Sentiment, in Nine o'clock, part 2, first published 1920 [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 Ivor (Bertie) Gurney (1890 - 1937), "Goodnight to the meadow", published 1952. [mezzo-soprano or baritone and piano] [text verified 1 time]
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