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At dawn

Language: English

She only knew the birth and death 
Of day when each that died 
Was still at morn a hope, at night 
A hope unsatisfied.

The dark trees shivered to behold 
Another day begin ; 
She, being hopeless, could not weep 
As the grey dawn came in.


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

Date added to the website: 2009-01-19.

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