by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence (1885 - 1930)
The Dawn Verse
Language: English
The dark is dividing, the sun is coming past the wall, Day is at hand. Lift your hand, say farewell! Say Welcome! Then be silent. Let the darkness leave you, let the light come into you. Man in the twilight.
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), "The Dawn Verse", from Canti del sole, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 9
Word count: 40