by David Gregor Corner (1585 - 1648)
Translation © by Robert Graves (1895 - 1985)
He smiles within his cradle
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
He smiles within his cradle
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.Text Authorship:
- by Robert Graves (1895 - 1985), "The cradle", first published 1928, copyright ©
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by David Gregor Corner (1585 - 1648), "Ein Kindlein in der Wiegen", from Geistliche Nachtigal
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Herbert Bielawa (b. 1930), "The cradle", 1969 [ four-part chorus of treble voices a cappella ]
- by Bryan Kelly (b. 1934), "The cradle", published 1964 [ SATB chorus a cappella ]
- by John Theodore Livingston Raynor (1909 - 1970), "He Smiles Within His Cradle", op. 594 (1961)
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