When the Curtains of Night Are Pinned Back

DESCRIPTION: "When the curtains of night are pinned back by the stars And the beautiful moon sweeps the sky, I'll remember you, love, in my prayers." "When the curtains of night are pinned back by the stars And the dew drops of heav'n kiss the rose, I'll remember...."
AUTHOR: Will S. Hays
EARLIEST DATE: 1869 (sheet music published by J. L. Peters of New York)
KEYWORDS: love nonballad
FOUND IN: US(MW,So)
REFERENCES (9 citations):
Sandburg-TheAmericanSongbag, p. 259, "When the Curtains of Night Are Pinned Back" (1 short text, 1 tune)
Fife/Fife-CowboyAndWesternSongs 90, "Curtains of Night" (1 text, 1 tune)
Henry-SongsSungInTheSouthernAppalachians, p. 196, "I'll Remember You, Love, In My Prayers" (1 text)
Rainey/Pinkston-SongsOfTheOzarkFolk, pp. 58-59, "I'll Remember You Love In My Prayers" (1 text, 1 tune)
Browne-AlabamaFolkLyric 101, "I'll Remember You, Love, In My Prayers" (1 text plus an excerpt and mention of 6 more, 2 tunes)
ArkansasWoodchopper, pp. 37-38, "When the Curtains Of Night Are Pinned Back" (1 text, 1 tune, with an added yodel!)
Emerson-StephenFosterAndCo, pp. 64-65, "I'll Remember You, Love, in My Prayers" (1 text)
Zander/Klusmann-CampSongsPopularEdition, p. 46, "The Curtains of the Night" (1 text)
OneTuneMore, p. 34, "Curtains of Night" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #4367
RECORDINGS:
Loren H. Abram, "I'll Remember You Love In My Prayers" (Champion S-16394/Supertone 2792, c. 1932; rec. 1931)
Emry Arthur, "I'll Remember You Love In My Prayers" (Vocalion 5206, 1928)
Blue Ridge Mountain Singers, "I'll Remember You in My Prayers" (Columbia 15550-D, 1930)
Cleve Chaffin & the McClung Bros., "Curtains of Night" (Paramount 3179, 1929)
J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers, "I'll Remember You Love" (King 550, 1946)
Mrs. L. O'Driscoll, "I'll Remember You Love In My Prayers" (on MUNFLA/Leach)
Betsy Lane Shepherd, "I'll Remember You, Love, In My Prayers" (Edison 80484, n.d.)
Floyd Skillern, "I'll Remember You Love in My Prayers" (Melotone 7-07-60, 1937)
Walter Smith, "I'll Remember You Love In My Prayers" (Champion 15730, 1929)
Tenneva Ramblers, "The Curtains of Night" (Victor 21289, 1928)
NOTES [67 words]: Hazel Felleman's 1936 book The Best Loved Poems of the American People, p. 32, has a long version of this with the title "I'll Remember You, Love, in My Prayers." That version looks very composed, but she lists no author. It appears, however, that the original was by the well-known composer Will S. Hays. The first sheet music printing was apparently titled "I'll Remember You [Love] in my prayers. - RBW
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