Song Cycle by George Crumb (1929-)

1. The night in silence under many a star

Authorship

by Walt Whitman (1819-1892) , no title, from Memories of President Lincoln, in "When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom'd", no. 16

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The night, in silence, under many a star;
The ocean shore, and the husky whispering wave, whose voice I know;	
And the soul turning to thee, O vast and well-veil'd Death,
And the body gratefully nestling close to thee.

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2. When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom'd

Authorship

by Walt Whitman (1819-1892) , no title, from Memories of President Lincoln, in "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd", no. 1

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When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom'd,
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I mourn'd, and yet shall mourn with ever-returning spring.
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3. Dark Mother, always gliding near, with soft feet

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by Walt Whitman (1819-1892) , no title, from Memories of President Lincoln, in "When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom'd", no. 16

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Dark Mother, always gliding near, with soft feet,
Have none chanted for thee a chant of fullest welcome?

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4. Approach Strong Deliveress!

Authorship

by Walt Whitman (1819-1892) , no title, from Memories of President Lincoln, in "When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom'd", no. 16

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Approach, strong Deliveress!
When it is so - when thou hast taken them, I joyously sing the dead,	
Lost in the loving, floating ocean of thee,
Laved in the flood of thy bliss, O Death.

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5. Come lovely and soothing death

Authorship

by Walt Whitman (1819-1892) , no title, from Memories of President Lincoln, in "When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom'd", no. 16

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Come lovely and soothing death,
Undulate round the world, serenely arriving, arriving,
In the day, in the night, to all, to each,
Sooner or later, delicate death.

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6. The night in silence under many a star

Authorship

by Walt Whitman (1819-1892) , no title, from Memories of President Lincoln, in "When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom'd", no. 16

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The night, in silence, under many a star;
The ocean shore, and the husky whispering wave, whose voice I know;	
And the soul turning to thee, O vast and well-veil'd Death,
And the body gratefully nestling close to thee.

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