by Arlo Bates (1850 - 1918)
In the hush of the morn before the sun
Language: English
In the hush of the morn before the sun I waken to think of thee And all the sweet day thus begun As hallowed sees to be. In the holly repose the morning star With trembling awaits the sun, And thus my heart if near or far Awaits thee, sweetest one. In a golden ecstasy of bliss The fair morning star wil die But I immortal by thy kiss Live but when thou art nigh.
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Text Authorship:
- by Arlo Bates (1850 - 1918), "Aubado", appears in Berries of the Brier, in A Lover's Canticles, no. 1, first published 1886 [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 Caia Aarup (1868 - 1928), "Before the Dawn", 1892 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by George Whitefield Chadwick (1854 - 1931), "Before the Dawn", op. 8 (Three love Songs) no. 3 (1882) [ soprano or tenor and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
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