David Solomons

Composer

David W Solomons

Lyricist

Mark Haviland

Publisher

David W Solomons

Genre

Classical / Song

Instrumentation

Contralto, Countertenor, Classical guitar

Scored for

Duo

Type of score

Score for two performers

Language

English

Difficulty

Medium

Year of composition

2022

Description
Poem by Mark Havliand, set to music with permission, by David Warin Solomons

Tonight when I got your letter
I went for a walk in the woods
Where a full moon baled by a flume of cloud
and glowing ghostly through the trees
and glistened on a glimmering stream
while the wind as it coasts through the branches
hissed like escaping steam.

And I sat on the bridge that crosses the stream
and settled down to dream a night dream
I dreamed of you somewhere in the sun
As I sat alone in the moon

And I thought of the night when I will set out
To bring you home to me
To a house that looks onto this scene

I thought of the night when I will set out
To bring you home to me
To a house that looks onto this scene

And there where the dark forest path leads down
To the dappled moonlit glade
Two trees stand silent like watchers all a-grey
And in my night-dream
I saw you there smiling a smile of the brae.


Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJrduf2Ykuw

Upload date

07 Oct 2022