by Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872 - 1906)
Twell de night is pas'
Language: English
All de night long twell de moon goes down, Lovin' I set at huh feet, Den fu' de long jou'ney back f'om de town, Ha'd, but de dreams mek it sweet. All de night long twell de break of de day, Dreamin' agin in my sleep, Mandy comes drivin' my sorrers away, Axin' me, "Wha' fu' you weep?" All de day long twell de sun goes down, Smilin', I ben' to my hoe, Fu' dough de weddah git nasty an' frown, One place I know I kin go. All my life long twell de night has pas' Let de wo'k come ez it will, So dat I fin' you, my honey, at las', Somewhaih des ovah de hill.
Text Authorship:
- by Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872 - 1906), "Twell de night is pas'", appears in Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow, first published 1901 [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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Twell de night is pas'", 2010 [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2011-12-27
Line count: 16
Word count: 118