by George Cooper (1840 - 1927)
Sweet angel, dream of me
Language: English
The birds are still, and nature sleeps, in silver light the river flows, bright stars awake in azure deeps, and all I love 's in sweet repose! O while my heart in sad unrest its lovely vigil keeps for thee, in radiant slumbers, calm and blest, my own sweet angel, dream of me! No star that gems the arch above but waits for thee to charm the night; o could I breathe my boundless love in words that speak my heart's delight! From cares that wake at morning's hour, till day hath blushed o'er land and sea, sleep thou, as sleeps the lovely flow'r, my own sweet angel, dream of me!
Text Authorship:
- by George Cooper (1840 - 1927) [author's text not yet checked 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 Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Sweet angel, dream of me", op. 435 no. 3, published 1873 [ voice and piano ], from Vier Lieder mit Pianoforte zu englishchen Gedichten von George Cooper, no. 3, Berlin, Krüger, also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Franz Wilhelm Abt.
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