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by Alice Christina Meynell (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!

Text Authorship:

  • by Alice Christina Meynell (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 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Sir Edward Cuthbert Bairstow (1874 - 1946), "At night", published <<1940, from Two songs [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Gwyneth L. Brown , "At night", 1962 [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949), "At night", op. 127 (A Book of Five Songs) no. 2 (1938) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Vivian Hickey , "At night", published <<1940 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Maurice Johnstone (1900 - 1976), "At night", published 1944 [ voice and piano ], from Two songs [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Mabel Lovering , "At night", published 1931 [ 2-part chorus and piano ], canon [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Bryceson Treharne (1879 - 1948), "At night", published <<1940 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-01-30
Line count: 8
Word count: 55

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