by George William Russell (1867 - 1935)
The unknown god
Language: English
Far up the dim twilight fluttered Moth-wings of vapour and flame: The lights danced over the mountains, Star after star they came. The lights grew thicker unheeded, For silent and still were we; Our hearts were drunk with a beauty Our eyes could never see.
Authorship:
- by George William Russell (1867 - 1935), "The unknown god", appears in Homeward: Songs by the Way, first published 1894 [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 Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949), "The unknown god", op. 32 (Seven Sets of Seven Songs, Set V) no. 7 (1918) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gardner Read (1913 - 2005), "The unknown God", op. 23 no. 2 (1934), published 1946 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Four Nocturnes, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-08-15
Line count: 8
Word count: 45