by Bryan Waller Procter (1787 - 1874), as Barry Cornwall
Dream, Baby, dream!
Language: English
Dream, Baby, dream! The stars are glowing . Hear'st thou the stream? 'Tis softly flowing. All gently glide the Hours: Above, no tempest lowers: Below, are fragrant flowers In silence growing. Sleep, Baby, sleep, 'Till dawn to morrow! Why should'st thou weep, Who know'st not sorrow? Too soon come pains and fears; Too soon a cause for tears: So from thy future years No sadness borrow! Dream, Baby, dream! Thine eyelids quiver. Know'st thou the theme Of yon soft river? It saith “Be calm, Be sure, Unfailing, gentle, pure; So shall thy life endure, Like mine, for ever!”
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Text Authorship:
- by Bryan Waller Procter (1787 - 1874), as Barry Cornwall, "Song over a child" [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 (Mary Ann) Virginia Gabriel (1825 - 1877), "Dream, baby, dream", published 1855? [ voice and piano ], London : Boosey & Sons [sung text not yet checked]
- by Charles W. Goodwin , "Dream baby dream", subtitle: "Cradle song", published c1874 [ voice and piano ], G. D. Russell & Co. ; McCurrie, Weber & Co. ; Ira C. Stockbridge, Boston (128 Tremont St.) : San Francisco : Portland [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2023-06-29
Line count: 24
Word count: 98