by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence (1885 - 1930)
Sunset Verse
Language: English
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Leave off! Leave off! Leave off! Lift your hand, say Farewell! say Welcome! Man in the twilight The sun is in the outer porch, cry to him; Thanks! Oh, Thanks! Then be silent You belong to the night.
Text Authorship:
- by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence (1885 - 1930) [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 Bernard Rands (b. 1934), "Sunset Verse", from Canti del sole, no. 13 [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 7
Word count: 38