by Katherine Harris Bradley (1846 - 1914), as Michael Field and by Edith Emma Cooper (1862 - 1913), as Michael Field
Come, dark‑eyed Sleep, thou child of...
Language: English
Come, dark-eyed Sleep, thou child of Night, Give me thy dreams, thy lies ; Lead through the horny portal white The pleasure day denies. O bring the kiss I could not take From lips that would not give ; Bring me the heart I could not break, The bliss for which I live. I care not if I slumber blest By fond delusion ; nay, Put me on Phaon's lips to rest, And cheat the cruel day !
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Michael Field, Long Ago, George Bell and Sons, 1889. The poem is preceded by the following epigraph: "Ὀφθάλμοις δὲ μέλαις νύκτος ἄωρος·"
Text Authorship:
- by Katherine Harris Bradley (1846 - 1914), as Michael Field, no title, appears in Long Ago [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- by Edith Emma Cooper (1862 - 1913), as Michael Field, no title, appears in Long Ago [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 John Theodore Livingston Raynor (1909 - 1970), "Come, dark-eyed Sleep", op. 383 (1953) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2023-04-28
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Word count: 75