by Louisa Sarah Bevington (1845 - 1895)
O moon, in harvest heaven
Language: English
O moon, in harvest heaven Silver bright! She is coming -- my beloved -- All in white; Thro' the dewy, dewy grass I shall hear the maiden pass Tripping light. O changing moon in heaven! Clouding fate! I have waited, I have waited, And I wait; There's a rustle in the grass, Yet my maiden doth not pass; She is late. O lurid moon in heaven, Dim and red! In the darkness I have hearkened For her tread; O alas ! and alas! Where my love was fain to pass Lay a viper in the grass; She is dead.
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Authorship:
- by Louisa Sarah Bevington (1845 - 1895), "Eclipse (A song)", appears in 'Key notes', by Arbor Leigh, London: C. Kegan Paul & Co., page 103-104, first published 1879 [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 Mary Grant Carmichael (1851 - 1935), "Eclipse", published 187-? [voice and piano], London: Augener & Co., [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2013-04-22
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Word count: 97