by Alice Christina Meynell, née Thompson (1847 - 1922)
At night
Language: English
Home, home from the horizon far and clear, Hither the soft wings sweep; Flocks of the memories of the day draw near The dovecote doors of sleep. Oh, which are they that come through sweetest light Of all these homing birds? Which with the straightest and the swiftest flight? Your words to me, your words!
Authorship
- by Alice Christina Meynell, née Thompson (1847 - 1922), "At night", appears in Other Poems, first published 1896 [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 Vladimir Agopov (b. 1953), "At Night", op. 11 no. 2 (1986) [voice, flute, and accordion], from Four Songs to the Words by Alice Meynell, no. 2. [text verified 1 time]
- by Sir Edward Cuthbert Bairstow (1874 - 1946), "At night", published <<1940, from Two songs [text not verified]
- by Gwyneth L. Brown , "At night", 1962. [medium voice and piano] [text not verified]
- by Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949), "At night", op. 127 (A Book of Five Songs) no. 2 (1938). [voice and piano] [text not verified]
- by Vivian Hickey , "At night", published <<1940. [text not verified]
- by Maurice Johnstone (1900 - 1976), "At night", published 1944 [voice and piano], from Two songs [text not verified]
- by Mabel Lovering , "At night", published 1931 [2-part chorus and piano], canon [text not verified]
- by Bryceson Treharne (1879 - 1948), "At night", published <<1940. [text not verified]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-01-30
Line count: 8
Word count: 55