Translation by E. O. Jones
A Welsh lullaby
Language: English  after the Welsh (Cymraeg)
Sleep, sleep, Sleep, sleep ! All nature now is steeping Her sons in sleep, their eylids close, All living things in sweet repose Are sleeping, sleeping ! Sleep, baby, sleep ! Peace o'er thee watch be keeping, If from my bosom thou art torn, Low in grave I'll lie forlorn. Sleeping, Ah ! sleeping, sleeping.
Authorship:
Based on:
- a text in Welsh (Cymraeg) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, Sir (1848 - 1918), "A Welsh lullaby", 1876-1901, published 1902, from the collection English Lyrics, Fifth Set, no. 7. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: John Fowler
This text was added to the website: 2008-06-09
Line count: 13
Word count: 55