by Caroline Alice Elgar, née Roberts (1848 - 1920)
Lullaby
Language: English
Sleep, my son, oh! slumber softly, While thy mother watches o'er thee, Nothing can affright or harm thee. Oh! sleep, my son. Far-away Zithers play, Dancing gay Calls to-day. Vainly play Zithers gay! Here I stay All the day. Happily Guarding thee, Peacefully Watching thee. Sleep, my son, oh! slumber softly, While thy mother watches o'er thee, Oh! sleep, my son.
Authorship:
- by Caroline Alice Elgar, née Roberts (1848 - 1920), "Lullaby" [author's text checked 1 time 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 Elgar, Sir (1857 - 1934), "Lullaby", op. 27 no. 3, first performed 1896 [choral song with piano or orchestra], from From the Bavarian Highlands, no. 3. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Harold Ryan
This text was added to the website: 2009-07-05
Line count: 19
Word count: 62