Moonlight
Voicing: High voice (soprano or tenor) and CelloText: Suzanne Asher
Duration: 5 min.
Premiere: The Schubert Club - April 12, 2012
Published by: Abbie Betinis Music Co., AB-069-01
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Performed by Carrie Henneman Shaw, soprano; Joel Salvo, cello
Moonlight
Still, in the shadows of the night,
I gaze beyond a window pane,
ground in blue, naked to the moon,
awed by the glancing wax and wane,
shocked by the stark and ghostly white.
Light! I'm split by a blinding boon,
my grain is turned to ash and bones.
It's not for me to see! I stare
through a void of gossamer tones,
"Where, o Death, is my spirit's rune?"
Soon, wounding glints enchant the air
confounding the passions of rude
desires . . . with ambiguity.
"Whose touch could soothe the solitude
my mortal hands alone must share?"
But dare . . . if night is light's eternity,
glowing beyond the dark embrace
of eerie midnights lost to love,
silver the webs of dawn with grace . . .
I will not fear Life's vanity.
Used by permission. This poem is under copyright may be reprinted from this website ONLY for use in concert programs and for promotional use as related to this musical work.
Still, in the shadows of the night,
I gaze beyond a window pane,
ground in blue, naked to the moon,
awed by the glancing wax and wane,
shocked by the stark and ghostly white.
Light! I'm split by a blinding boon,
my grain is turned to ash and bones.
It's not for me to see! I stare
through a void of gossamer tones,
"Where, o Death, is my spirit's rune?"
Soon, wounding glints enchant the air
confounding the passions of rude
desires . . . with ambiguity.
"Whose touch could soothe the solitude
my mortal hands alone must share?"
But dare . . . if night is light's eternity,
glowing beyond the dark embrace
of eerie midnights lost to love,
silver the webs of dawn with grace . . .
I will not fear Life's vanity.
Used by permission. This poem is under copyright may be reprinted from this website ONLY for use in concert programs and for promotional use as related to this musical work.
Performed by:
Carrie Henneman Shaw, soprano; Joel Salvo, cello
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