At night (Teasdale, set by D. Thomas) (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)


We are apart; the city grows quiet between us,
    She hushes herself, for midnight makes heavy her eyes,
The tangle of traffic is ended, the cars are empty,
    Five streets divide us, and on them the moonlight lies.

Oh are you asleep, or lying awake, my lover?
    Open your dreams to my love and your heart to my words,
I send you my thought-the air between us is laden,
    My thoughts fly in at your window, a flock of wild birds.

Input by Dave Evan Thomas

Authorship

Sara Teasdale (1884-1933)

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

David Evan Thomas (1958-)

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Date added to the website: 2006-06-12.

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