A lullaby
Language: English
Sleep my baby, hush, my darling, Golden stars drift all about your bed; And while the soft grey veils of sleep Over your little helpless body creep Mine arms shall fold you Close, and hold you Bathed in the dews of the spirit's fountain head. From your sleepy world of stars and dreams Stretch our your tiny hands rememb'ring me. Through pallid mists and memories My sweet dead stars fall in the sighing seas. You have I only, I that am lonely, O give me love as I give love to thee!
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Arnold Edward Trevor Bax, Sir (1883 - 1953), "A lullaby", published 1910. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 13
Word count: 92