Another gem. Such beauty. Such a loss. Stephen Paulus (1949-2014): ‘The Day is Done’ Mississippi College Singers • scores - bit.ly/PaulusScoresSubito • text: (Longfellow) The day is done, and the darkness Falls from the wings of Night, As a feather is wafted downward From an eagle in his flight. I see the lights of the village Gleam through the rain and the mist, And a feeling of sadness comes over me That my soul cannot resist: A feeling of sadness and longing, That is not akin to pain, And resembles sorrow only As the mist resembles the rain. Come, read to me some poem, Some simple and heartfelt lay, That shall soothe this restless feeling, And banish the thoughts of day. Read from some humble poet, Whose songs gushed from his heart, As showers from the clouds of summer, Or tears from the eyelids start; Then read from some treasured volume The poem of thy choice, And lend to the rhyme of the poet The beauty of thy voice. And the night shall be filled with music, And the cares, that infest the day, Shall be banished like restless feelings And silently steal away.
Posted on: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 13:02:39 +0000
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