by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)
Let me sleep this night away
Language: English
Let me sleep this night away, Till the dawning of the day ; Then at th' opening of mine eyes I, and all the world, shall rise.
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Confirmed with Works of Robert Herrick, Vol I, ed. by Alfred Pollard, London, Lawrence & Bullen, 1891, page 251.
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674), "Upon himself being buried" [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 Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949), "Let me sleep this night away", op. 84 (Nine Sets of Four Songs Each, Set III) no. 2 (1930) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2022-01-19
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