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by Francis Ledwidge (1891 - 1917)

Nocturne
Language: English 
The rim of the moon
is over the corn. 
The beetle's drone
is above the thorn. 
Grey days come soon
and I am alone;
Can you hear my moan
where you rest, Aroon? 

When the wild tree bore
the deep blue cherry,
In night's deep pall
our love kissed merry. 
But you come no more
where its woodlands call,
and the grey days fall
on my grief, Asthore! 

The rim of the moon
is over the corn. 
The beetle's drone
is above the thorn. 
Grey days come soon
and I am alone;
Can you hear my moan
where you rest, Aroon?

Text Authorship:

  • by Francis Ledwidge (1891 - 1917) [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 Jean Coulthard (1908 - 2000), "Nocturne", 1964 [voice and piano], from Six Irish Songs for Maureen, no. 4. [
     text not verified 
    ]
  • by Michael (Dewar) Head (1900 - 1976), "Nocturne", 1918, published 1919, first performed 1919 [voice and piano], from Over the rim of the moon, no. 4. [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this page: James Walters

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 101

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