Silver Moon Is Shining, The

DESCRIPTION: "The silver moon is shining Upon the silent meadow, I walk adown the meadow With no one near me." The singer sighs as the nightingale sings. The moon is lovely. "My heart would ease its aching If thou wert near me."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1962? (SongsOfManyNations)
KEYWORDS: foreignlanguage bird love separation campsong
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REFERENCES (3 citations):
Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, pp. 195, 345, 416, "The Silver Moon Is Shining" (notes only)
SongsOfManyNations, "The Silver Moon Is Shining" (1 text, 1 tune) (CC edition, p. 5)
48MuchLovedFolkSongs, p. 9, "The Silver Moon Is Shining" (1 text, 1 tune)
NOTES [27 words]: The note in Songs of Many Nations says this is Italian. It is copyrighted, but no author is listed. At least one girl scout book specified that it is Sicilian. - RBW
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