by Helen Taylor (1876 - 1943)
Requiescat
Language: English
Now all the world in peaceful slumber lies, But I, alas! Must waken while the hours with sleepless eyes Wearily pass. Dearest, you also take your quiet rest The long night through, The stars above, the snow upon your breast – Sweet sleep to you!
Authorship:
- by Helen Taylor (1876 - 1943) [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 Cecil Armstrong Gibbs (1889 - 1960), "Requiescat", published 1922 [voice and piano], from Gray and gold, no. 3. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Mike Pearson
This text was added to the website: 2015-03-10
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Word count: 45