by Alfred Tennyson, Lord (1809 - 1892)
Sweet and low, sweet and low
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Language: English
Our translations: GER
Sweet and low, sweet and low Wind of the western sea, Low, low, breathe and blow, Wind of the western sea! Over the rolling waters go, Come from the dying moon, and blow, Blow him again to me, While my little one, while my pretty one, sleeps. Sleep and rest, sleep and rest, Father will come to thee soon; Rest, rest, on mother's breast, Father will come to thee soon; Father will come to his babe in the nest, Silver sails all out of the west Under the silver moon! Sleep my little one, sleep my pretty one, sleep.
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View text with all available footnotesNote: The Princess: A Medley was first published in 1847. This poem was added in the 1850 edition.
Text Authorship:
- by Alfred Tennyson, Lord (1809 - 1892), appears in The Princess [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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