by Anne Grant (1755 - 1838)
See, O see, the breaking day
Language: English
See, O see, the breaking day; How the dew-drops deck the thorn! Hov'ring low, the sky-lark's lay Long preluding meets the morn. Hark! the liquid notes awake anew, Rising sweeter with the rising dew. Rising with the rising dew. See the blazing gates unfold! See his radiant head appear! Through yon op'ning clouds of gold Still the less'ning note we hear. Sinking softly with the sinking strain, See her seek her lowly nest again. See her seek her nest again.
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Authorship:
- by Anne Grant (1755 - 1838) [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 (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809), "Codiad yr hedydd", alternate title: "The rising of the lark", JHW. XXXII/4 no. 300, Hob. XXXIb no. 1. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2012-01-15
Line count: 14
Word count: 80