possibly by Anne Boleyn, Queen of England (1507? - 1536)
O Death, rock me asleep See original
Language: English
Death, rock me asleep, Bring me to quiet rest, Let pass my weary guiltless soul Out of my careful breast. Toll on, that passing bell; Ring out my doleful knell; Let thy sound my death tell. Death doth draw nigh; There is no remedy. ... Farewell, my pleasure ... past, Welcome, my present pain! I feel my torment ... so increase That life cannot remain. Cease now, thou passing bell; Rung is my doleful knell; For the sound my death doth tell. Death doth draw nigh; There is no remedy.
Composition:
- Set to music by John Edmunds (1913 - 1986), "O Death, rock me asleep", stanzas 1,4 [ voice and piano ]
Text Authorship:
- possibly by Anne Boleyn, Queen of England (1507? - 1536), "O Death, rock me asleep"
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