Daybreak

A wind came up out of the sea,
And said, "O mists, make room for me."

It hailed the ships and cried, "Sail on,
Ye mariners, the night is gone."

And hurried landward far away,
Crying "Awake! it is the day."

It said unto the forest, "Shout!
Hang all your leafy banners out!"

It touched the wood-bird's folded wing,
And said, "O bird, awake and sing."

And o'er the farms, "O chanticleer,
Your clarion blow; the day is near."

It whispered to the fields of corn,
"Bow down, and hail the coming morn."

It shouted through the belfry-tower,
"Awake, O bell! proclaim the hour."

It crossed the churchyard with a sigh,
And said, "Not yet! In quiet lie."

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) , "Daybreak", from The Courtship of Miles Standish, and Other Poems, published 1858

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

by Michael William Balfe (1808-1870) , "Daybreak", published 1858-76. [medium voice and piano]
by Florence Newell Barbour (1867-1946) , "Awake! It is the day", published 1910. [voice and piano]
by Francesco Berger (1834-1933) , "Daybreak" [partsong for boys' or girls' voices], from Two Part-Songs
by John Blockley (1800-1882) , "Daybreak" [voice and piano]
by Gena Branscombe (1881-1977) , "A wind from the sea", published 1924. [SSA and piano]
by Johannes Braunschiedl , "A wind came up out of the sea", published 1883.
by George Frederick Broadhead (1883-?) , "Daybreak" [SSA chorus]
by Cecil Burleigh (1885-1980) , "Awake, it is the day", op. 47 no. 1, published 1920. [voice and piano]
by John Spencer Camp (1858-1946) , "Daybreak", published 1918. [partsong: SATB and piano]
by J. Clippingdale , "Daybreak" [voice and piano]
by (François-Clément) Théodore Dubois (1837-1924) , "Daybreak"
by Eaton Faning (1850-1927) , "Daybreak", published 1904. [mixed chorus and piano]
by William Arms Fisher (1861-1948) , "Daybreak", published 1901. [men's chorus]
by Alfred Robert Gaul (1837-1913) , "Daybreak", published 1883. [partsong: SATB and piano]
by Alfred Robert Gaul (1837-1913) , "Daybreak", published 1891. [partsong: SATB a cappella]
by Georgette , "A wind came up out of the sea" [voice and piano]
by V. C. Gerard , "Daybreak" [two voices and piano]
by Monk Gould , "Daybreak" [voice and piano]
by Sidney Homer (1864-1953) , "Daybreak", op. 11 (Two Songs) no. 1, published 1903. [voice and piano]
by Harold C. King (1895-1984) , "Daybreak", 1950, from Three poems, no. 1.
by Maria Lindsay , "Daybreak", published 1858-76. [voice and piano]
by Walter Cecil Macfarren (1826-1905) , "Daybreak" [partsong: SATB and piano]
by Clarisse Mallard , "Daybreak", published 1900. [voice and piano or orchestra]
by James Albert Mallinson (1870-1946) , "Daybreak", published 1898 [voice and piano], also set in German
by Waldemar Malmene , "Daybreak", published 1873. [voice and piano]
by Ursula Mamlock (1928-) , "Daybreak" [soprano or mezzo-soprano and piano]
by George W. Marston (1840-1901) , "Daybreak", published 1877. [medium voice and piano]
by Arthur Finley Nevin (1871-1943) , "Daybreak", published 1907. [SATB chorus and piano]
by Joseph Edward Newell , "Daybreak" [partsong for voices and piano], from Twelve Two-Part Songs for the Use of Schools and Classes
by James Cutler Dunn Parker (1828-1916) , "Day-break", published 1875 [SATB chorus], from 7 Part Songs
by James Cutler Dunn Parker (1828-1916) , "Daybreak", published 1875. [partsong for SATB and piano]
by H. Chalmondeley Pennell , "A wind came up out of the sea" [voice and piano]
by William Oscar Perkins (1831-1902) , "Daybreak", published 1895. [partsong for female trio and piano]
by O. Peuret , "Daybreak", published 1884. [four-part song for female voices a cappella]
by Francis (Frank) Romer (1810-1889) , "Daybreak", published 186-? [voice and piano]
by P(atrick) Peter Sacco (1928-) , "Daybreak", op. 135 no. 1, published 1971. [medium-high voice and piano or string orchestra]
by David Stanley Smith (1877-1949) , "Daybreak", op. 33 (2 Songs of Dawn) no. 2, published 1917. [SATB chorus a cappella]

Date added to the website: 2008-06-09.

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