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All Through the Night
Translated by Alfred Perceval Graves (1917) · From A Celtic Psaltery (1917)
Fiery day is ever mocking
Man's feeble sight;
Darkness eve by eve unlocking
Heav'n's casket bright;
Thence the burdened spirit borrows
Strength to meet laborious morrows,
Starry peace to soothe his sorrows,
All through the night.
Planet after planet sparkling,
All through the night,
Down on Earth, their sister darkling,
Shed faithful light.
In our mortal day's declining,
May our souls, as calmly shining,
Cheer the restless and repining,
Till lost in sight.
Codex Note
Ar Hyd y Nos. After Ceiriog, to this Welsh air.
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John Ceiriog Hughes (Ceiriog). “All Through the Night.” Translated by Alfred Perceval Graves. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ceiriog/2/.
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John Ceiriog Hughes (Ceiriog). “All Through the Night.” Translated by Alfred Perceval Graves. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ceiriog/2/.
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