by Kathleen Mary Easmon (1891 - 1924)
Fairy Roses
Language: English
Fairy Roses, in the noontide, When the sun shines warm an bright, Nestling snugly close together, Shut your pretty eyes so tight, For you must be tired of dancing, Dancing through the moonlight night. Fairy Roses, while you're sleeping, All around the fairies creeping Silent watch are ever keeping, Fairy Roses, while you're sleeping. Fairy Roses, don't be frighten'd When you hear that murm'ring sigh; 'Tis the night wind that, dream-laden, Whispering, passes by, Bringing dreams of fairyland From the bright blue sky. Fairy Roses, now you're dreaming, Dreaming of lands far away, Where, beside the sparkling waters, Happy children laugh and play; Fairy Roses, go on dreaming, Dreaming through the golden day.
Authorship:
- by Kathleen Mary Easmon (1891 - 1924) [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 Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875 - 1912), "Fairy Roses", published 1909, copyright © 1909 [ voice and piano ], from Five Fairy Ballads, no. 5, London: Boosey & Co. [sung text checked 1 time]
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