by Joseph Campbell (1881 - 1944), as Seosamh MacCathmhaoil
The Gartan mother's lullaby
Language: English
Sleep, o babe, for the red bee hums The silent twilight's fall. Eeval from the Grey Rock comes To wrap the world in thrall. A lyan van o, my child my joy, My love and heart's desire. The crickets sing you lullaby Beside the dying fire. Dusk is drawn, and the Green Man's thorn Is wreathed in rings of fog; Sheevra sails his boat till morn Upon the starry bog. A lyan van o, the paly moon Hath brimmed her cup in dew And weeps to hear the sad sleeptune I sing, o love to you.
Authorship:
- by Joseph Campbell (1881 - 1944), as Seosamh MacCathmhaoil [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 Herbert Hughes (1882 - 1937), "The Gartan mother's lullaby", published 1909 [voice and piano], in Irish Country Songs, Volume I [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Dorothy Parke , "The Gartan mother's lullaby", published 1955 [SSA chorus and piano] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2009-02-03
Line count: 16
Word count: 96