by Thomas Dekker (c1572 - 1632)

Language: English 
Golden slumbers kiss your eyes,
Smiles awake you when you rise:
Sleep, pretty wantons, do not cry,
And I will sing a lullaby,
Rock them, rock them, lullaby.

Care is heavy, therefore sleep you;
You are care and care must keep you:
Sleep, pretty wantons, do not cry,
And I will sing a lullaby:
Rock them, rock them, lullaby.

Composition:

    Set to music by Herbert Norman Howells (1892 - 1983), "An Old Man's Lullaby", 1917 [ voice and piano ], from Three Songs, no. 2, confirmed with a concert programme booklet

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