by Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872 - 1906)
A starry night
Language: English
Available translation(s): CHI
A cloud fell down from the heavens, And broke on the mountain's brow; It scattered the dusky fragments All over the vale below. The moon and the stars were anxious To know what its fate might be; So they rushed to the azure op'ning, And all peered down to see.
Authorship:
- by Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872 - 1906), "A starry night", appears in Majors and Minors, first published 1895 [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 Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875 - 1912), "A starry night", op. 17 (African Romances) no. 3, published 1897 [ high voice and piano ], London: Augener [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ulysses Simpson Kay (1917 - 1995), "A starry night", published 1966 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], from Two Dunbar Lyrics [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CHI Chinese (中文) (Dr Huaixing Wang) , "繁星之夜", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2008-07-27
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Word count: 50