Midnight Is A Place - Denzil's Song

[thisbluespirit]

The end credits for ITV's 1978 Midnight Is A Place, which is Denzil's song from the book put to music - with an extra verse:

(I'm intrigued as to where the extra lyrics came from, and why, as they haven't used one of the verses from the book. Hmm.)

Set to music by Pat Phelan (and it sounds very much as though it's sung by David Collings, who plays Julian Oakapple in the adaptation.)

ETA: An answer! The extra verse came from Joan Aiken herself; the music was written by John Sebastian Brown (and adapted by Southern for the serial). Many thanks to lizzaaiken, Joan's daughter, for this information. (You can see the full answer, and the lyrics, below in the comments.)

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Denzil's Song- the real words and music

[lizzaaiken.livejournal.com]

Hi, delighted to discover this site, and as Joan's daughter I can fill in some blanks. These are all the verses for Denzil's song, some used in the book Midnight is a Place, and further verses in the TV adaptation. The tune is by my brother, John Sebastian Brown

Hope this helps!
Lizza
http://www.joanaiken.com


Midnight is no Moment - Denzil’s song from
Joan Aiken’s Midnight is a Place

Original music composed by her son John Sebastian Brown
Adapted for Southern Television production

Anna Maria’s opening verse:

Meet me, meet me at Midnight,
Among the Queen Anne’s lace
Midnight is not a moment
Midnight is a place

Verses sung by Anna-Maria and her grandmother:

When, when shall I meet you
When shall I see your face
For I am living in time at present
But you are living in space

Time is only a corner
Age is only a fold
A year is merely a penny
Spent from a century's gold

So meet me, meet me at midnight
With sixty seconds' grace
For Midnight is no moment
Midnight is a place

Additional verses by Joan set to music by John:

O Turn, turn the pages
Read, read the words
Thoughts float like feathers
Tales fly like birds

And night's winged horses
No one can outpace
But midnight is no moment
Midnight is a place