by Mary Weston Fordham (c1845 - 1905)
Sleep Serenade
Language: English
Sleep, love sleep, The night winds sigh, In soft lullaby. The Lark is at rest With the dew on her breast. So close those dear eyes, That borrowed their hue From the heavens so blue, Sleep, love sleep. Sleep, love sleep, The pale moon looks down On the valleys around, The Glow Moth is flying, The South wind is sighing, And I am low lying, With lute deftly strung, To pour out my song, Sleep, love sleep
Authorship:
- by Mary Weston Fordham (c1845 - 1905) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Trevor Weston (b. 1967), "Sleep Serenade", 2001 [baritone and piano], from Evening Songs, no. 2. [ sung text not verified ]
Research team for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor] , Trevor Weston
This text was added to the website: 2018-05-14
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