by Laurence Binyon (1869 - 1943)
At close of day
Language: English
Warm, the desert evening Closes over the moor. Was it here we walked and were merry, Only an hour before? Magic light in the west Smiles over the moorland swells: Fairies invisible roam them Whispering wonderful spells. They whisper, and all grows strange: Shadows are over the stream; The still, gray rocks are a vision, The solid ground a dream. Trees murmur, and hush, and tremble; The west is drained of light. Earth slumbers beneath silence And the beautiful eyes of Night.
Authorship:
- by Laurence Binyon (1869 - 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 Roger Quilter (1877 - 1953), "At close of day", published 1904 [voice and piano], Boosey [text not verified]
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2009-01-28
Line count: 16
Word count: 82