A Night-Piece (Henry Hiles)

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• (Posted 2023-10-27)  CPDL #76741:     

Editor: David Anderson (submitted 2023-10-27).   Score information: Letter, 8 pages, 437 kB   Copyright: Personal

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General Information

Title: A Night-Piece
Composer: Henry Hiles
Lyricist: Robert Herrick
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1873 The Musical Standard
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Original text and translations

English text

Her eyes the glow-worm lend thee,
The shooting stars attend thee;
    The elves also,
    Whose little eyes glow
Like sparks of fire, befriend thee.

No Will-o'-th’-Wisp mis-light thee;
Nor snake, nor slow-worm bite thee:
    But on, on thy way
    Not making a stay,
Since ghost there's none to affright thee.

Let not the dark thee cumber:
What though the moon does slumber?
    The stars of night
    Will lend thee their light,
Like tapers clear without number.

Then Julia let me woo thee,
Thus, thus to come unto me;
    And when I shall meet
    Thy silvery feet,
My soul I’ll pour into thee.