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by Frederick E. Weatherly (1848 - 1929)

Day is dying! cool sweet winds
Language: English 
Day is dying! cool sweet winds
Over lake and woods are borne;
Eve in [filmy]1 fetters binds
Earth, with din and labour worn.
Lady, close each wearied eye,
Soothed by this our lullaby;
Lullaby from maidens fond:
Slumber, lady Rosamond!

Slumber in thy scented bed!
Take the quiet of the night!
Slumber, little goldenhead,
Golden head on pillows white!
Hark! the wind, thy lattice nigh,
Sings a crooning lullaby!
Answer birds from woods beyond:
Slumber, lady Rosamond!

Slumber thou, a rose atween
Silver lilies' stainless snow,
Very rose and very queen
Of each subject rose below!
Hark! late shepherd-pipings soft,
Sweeten yon fair blossom'd croft,
Whisp'ring with thy maidens fond:
Slumber, lady Rosamond!

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•   J. Roeckel 

J. Roeckel sets stanzas 1, 3

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1 Röckel: "silv'ry"

Text Authorship:

  • by Frederick E. Weatherly (1848 - 1929), "Lullaby", appears in Muriel, the Sea-King's Daughter; and Other Poems, in Songs from "Fair Rosamond" [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 Joseph Leopold Roeckel (1838 - 1923), "Day is dying", published 1901, stanzas 1,3 [mixed chorus and piano], in the collection The Laurel Song Book, Boston: C.C. Birchard & Co. [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2012-04-05
Line count: 24
Word count: 114

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