by May Morgan
The streamlet's slumber song
Language: English
While beneath a cloudless sky Swallows over meadows fly Bees are droning lazy tunes Through the sultry noons Drowsily I flow along Murmuring my sleepy song Slower softer still it sighs To a whisper dies While among the new-mown grass Crickets cry Ah soon alas Bee and brook will sing no more Summer will be o'er Drowsily I flow along Murmuring my sleepy song Slower softer still it sighs To a whisper dies.
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 Frederick Delius (1862 - 1934), "The streamlet's slumber song", RTv. 29 no. 2 (1912), published 1924 [chorus and piano], from 2 Songs for Children, no. 2. [ sung text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ross Klatte
This text was added to the website: 2017-03-14
Line count: 16
Word count: 73