by Roger Quilter (1877 - 1953)
Moonlight
Language: English
Under the silver moonlight, flutter the great white wings, Woo'd by the soft night breezes tender with whispered things. Silently onward gliding into the silent night, Like to a fairy vessel crowned with a fairy light. Whisper O soft night breezes, murmur your tender tune, Carry the white wings onward, under the silver moon.
Authorship:
- by Roger Quilter (1877 - 1953), "Moonlight" [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 Roger Quilter (1877 - 1953), "Moonlight", op. 1 no. 3 (c1900), published 1901 [voice and piano], from Four Songs of the Sea, no. 3, Forsyth Brothers [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Mike Pearson
This text was added to the website: 2012-12-05
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Word count: 54