by Margery Harriet Lawrence (1889 - 1969)
Arabian Serenade
Language: English
The silver silence of the night has spun A web of glamour o'er the purple sea. The Watcher of the Sky has lit his lamp. Waken, my white one; come thou forth with me. We will go softly through the shining meadows, Setting our faces to the distant moon; Drenching our feet in pureness, and our souls Drenched in the sweetness of the bulbul's tune. Come forth, O Maid, the Feast is well prepared. Between the dim wood and the purple sea The world hangs breathless and the stars look down. Waken, Zareiba; come forth with me!
Text Authorship:
- by Margery Harriet Lawrence (1889 - 1969), appears in Songs of Childhood and other Verses, first published 1913 [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 Edward Elgar, Sir (1857 - 1934), "Arabian Serenade", 1914. [text verified 1 time]
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Line count: 12
Word count: 97