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!
J. Roeckel sets stanzas 1, 3
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View original text (without footnotes)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]
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This text was added to the website: 2012-04-05
Line count: 24
Word count: 114