Stars of the Summer Night

DESCRIPTION: "Stars of the summer night, Far in yon azure deeps, Hide, hide your golden light. She sleeps, my lady sleeps...." "Moon f the summer night... Sink, sink in sliver light. She sleeps...." "Wind of the summer night...." "Dreams of the summer night...."
AUTHOR: Words: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow / Music: Isaac B. Woodbury (source: Brumley-LamplitinTimeInTheValley)
EARLIEST DATE: 1949 (GirlScouts-SingTogether)
KEYWORDS: love nonballad
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REFERENCES (3 citations):
Brumley-LamplitinTimeInTheValley 31, "Stars of the Summer Night" (1 text, 1 tune)
GirlScouts-SingTogether, p. 124, "Stars of the Summer Night" (1 text, 1 tune)
National-4HClubSongBook, p.. 60, "Stars of the Summer Night" (1 text, 1 tune)
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NOTES [43 words]: Both GirlScouts-SingTogether and Brumley-LamplitinTimeInTheValley partially mis-attribute this. Brumley failed to list the words as by Longfellow; GirlScouts-SingTogether correctly attributes the words to Longfellow but calls the composer "S. B. Woodbury." - RBW
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