A song for lovers

The moon is shining on the sea : 
Every night the moon looks down 
Through the spaces quietly ; 
And no matter though I be 
In the houses of the town, 
Something always says to me, 
The moon is shining on the sea. 

Along the boulevard I pace. 
Peeping up among the trees. 
And I see her gentle face 
Looking through immensities ; 
And while I stare there comes to me 
The distant murmur of the sea. 

For they love each other well : 
All across the depth of space 
They are reaching out their arms, 
They are looking face to face, 
The pretty, timid moon and the 
Poor, unhappy, little sea.

by James Stephens (1882-1950) , "A song for lovers", from Songs from the Clay, published 1915

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

by Walter Mourant (1910-) , "Lovers" [soprano and piano], note: may be incorrect text for this title
by (Joseph) Deems Taylor (1885-1966) , "A song for lovers", 1920 [voice and piano], from Three songs, no. ?

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