by Adelaide Crapsey (1878 - 1914)
Night
Language: English
I have minded me Of the noon-day brightness, And the cricket's drowsy Singing in the sunshine... I have minded me Of the slim marsh-grasses That the winds at twilight, Dying, scarcely ripple... And I cannot sleep. I have minded me Of a lily-pond, Where the waters sway All the moonlit leaves And the curled long stems... And I cannot sleep.
Text Authorship:
- by Adelaide Crapsey (1878 - 1914), "Night", appears in Verse, first published 1915 [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 Lee Hoiby (1926 - 2011), "Night", from Night Songs, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 15
Word count: 60