by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
The sea of sleep
Language: English
Good night, my care and my sorrow, I'm launching on the deep - And till the dawning morrow Shall sail the sea of sleep. Good night, my care and my sorrow, Good night and maybe goodby - For I may wake on the morrow Beneath another sky.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 Charles Edward Ives (1874 - 1954), "The sea of sleep", 1903. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 47