by Helen Taylor (1876 - 1943)
Dawn song
Language: English
The livelong night I lay awake And watched the stars go by, Until at last a streak of dawn Gleamed in the eastern sky. And then the boats went sailing out Into the silent sea, But oh, they took my love with them And left my tears with me!
Authorship:
- by Helen Taylor (1876 - 1943) [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 May Hanna Brahe (1884 - 1956), "Dawn song", published c1907 [voice and piano], from Song pictures : five songs, no. 4, London : Enoch [ sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Mike Pearson
This text was added to the website: 2018-10-19
Line count: 8
Word count: 49