by Ella Higginson (1862 - 1940)
June night
Language: English
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The sunset burns along the hill And all the stars come out too soon, And lovely restless Venus lies In the curled arm of the moon. Venus, thou art a light o' love! Now by the ardent moon caressed, Midnight shall find thee trembling down To the sea's strong throbbing breast.
Text Authorship:
- by Ella Higginson (1862 - 1940) [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 Horatio William Parker (1863 - 1919), "June night", op. 51 no. 2 (1901) [sung text checked 1 time]
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Word count: 51