by Patrick Henry Pearse (1879 - 1916)
Sleep Song
Language: English
Deirín dé, deirín dé! The brown bittern speaks in the bog; Deirín dé, deirín dé! The nightjar is abroad on the heath. Deirín dé, deirín dé! Kine will go west at dawn of day; Deirín dé, deirín dé! And my child will go to the pasture to mind them. Deirín dé, deirín dé! Moon will rise and sun will set; Deirín dé, deirín dé! Kine will come east at end of day. Deirín dé, deirín dé! I will let my child go gathering blackberries, Deirín dé, deirín dé! If he sleep softly till the ring of day!
Translated by Pearse
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Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ina Boyle (1889 - 1967), "Sleep Song", 1923 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2025-04-04
Line count: 16
Word count: 97