Clouds that sweep the midnight heaven (Soper) (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)


Clouds that sweep the midnight heaven,
On your bright wings let me rove;
Leave me not with anguish riven,
None who love me, none to love.

Oft my nightly vigils keeping,
I have watch'd you till the dawn;
Thro' the far blue heaven's sweeping,
On your snowy pinions borne.

Away, away, for ever speeding,
Careless wand'rers of the air;
Human joy and woe unheeding,
Ah, ye pause not at my pray'r!

Leave, oh leave me not in sadness;
Heav'nly longings in my breast,
Bear me on your wings of gladness,
To the far home of my rest.

Note: Soper's text is not even remotely faithful to the German original.

Input by Bertram Kottmann

Authorship

Francis L. Soper

Sixty melodies for youth, for two, three, and four voices, composed by Silcher, adapted to English words, for the use of schools and singing classes

Based on

text

Johann Wilhelm Hey (1789-1854)

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Set in German, original text by Johann Wilhelm Hey (1789-1854) ENG

(Philipp) Friedrich Silcher (1789-1860)

Zwölf Kinderlieder aus dem Anhange des Specter'schen Fabelbuches

Date added to the website: 2004-11-28.

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