by Patrick Henry Pearse (1879 - 1916)
Translation by Thomas MacDonagh
This night
Language: English  after the Irish (Gaelic)
O little head of gold! O candle of my house! Thou wilt guide all who travel this country. Be quiet, O house! And O little gray mice, Stay at home to-night in your hidden lairs! O moths on the window, fold your wings! Stay at home tonight, O little black chafers! O plover and O curlew, over my house do not travel! Speak not, O barnacle-goose, going over the mountain here! O creatures of the mountain, that wake so early, Stir not tonight till the sun whitens over you.
Authorship:
Based on:
- a text in Irish (Gaelic) by Patrick Henry Pearse (1879 - 1916) [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by John Jeffreys (1927 - 2010), "This night" [voice and piano] [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Peter Palmer
This text was added to the website: 2010-09-15
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Word count: 89