Good night, my love —
Language: English
Good night, my love — Nay, nay, not yet, The night is young, Too young to let Go from us with a sad good night. Good night, my love, good night, good night! Good night, my love — Go not I pray, Oh, dearest one, I’d have you stay A little ere we bid good night. Good night, my love, good night, good night!
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Chaffee, Frank, Smoke Rings and Roses Drawings by Robert Hartley Purdue. Cleveland, OH: Joseph Léon Gobeille, 1904. [“One hundred seven copies privately printed by Jos. Léon Gobeille and numbered consecutively. This is No. 11.”]
Text Authorship:
- by Frank Chaffee , "Good night", appears in Smoke rings and roses, first published 1904 [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 Franklin W. Riker , "Serenad", New York, Schirmer [ sung text not verified ]
Researcher for this page: Eugene Umberger
This text was added to the website: 2017-11-08
Line count: 14
Word count: 64