by William Soutar (1898 - 1943)
Bed‑time
Language: English
Cuddle-doun, my bairnie; The dargie day is dune: Yon’s a silver sternie Ablow the siller müne. Like a wabster body Hingin on a threed, Far abüne my laddie And his wee creepie-bed.
Authorship:
- by William Soutar (1898 - 1943), "Bed-time", appears in Collected Poems, first published 1948 [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 (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "Bed-time", op. 84 no. 5, published 1972 [tenor and piano], from Who are these children?, no. 5. [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: 32