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by Liza Lehmann (1862 - 1918)

Good‑night little stars
Language: English 
I am getting drowsy;
I was up with the rising sun,
And the old Dutch clock on the staircase 
Has just struck one.

Good-night, little stars, good-night, 
How you twinkle and peep and stare! 
I know it is terribly, terribly late, 
Good-night little stars up there.

The night-breeze blows through my window;
To my little white bed I'll creep.
You'll only have time to twinkle twice 
Before I am fast asleep.

Text Authorship:

  • by Liza Lehmann (1862 - 1918)

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Liza Lehmann (1862 - 1918), "Good-night little stars", published 1911 [ voice and piano ], from Songs of a 'Flapper', no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2020-08-04
Line count: 12
Word count: 71

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