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by Nancy B. Marsland

Back o' the Moon
Language: English 
What lies at the back o' the moon?
The Mill o' Dreams, the Mill o' Dreams.
Sleep will take you to it soon, 
the Mill o' Dreams, the Mill o' Dreams.
Lay your head on Night's soft breast, 
say the prayer you love the best,
Shut your eyes and be at rest, little dear,
Stars are but sprinklings of the moon.
The Mill o' Dreams, the Mill o' Dreams
Has many a tale to spin and croon, the Mill o' Dreams.
Sweet, then let me go with you.
I am old to journey through the night unless you take me, too.
Countless years ago it seems
Since I knew the Mill, the Mill o' Dreams back o' the moon.

Text Authorship:

  • by Nancy B. Marsland  [author's text not yet checked 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 Eric Coates (1886 - 1957), "Back o' the Moon", 1915 [ voice and piano ], from The Mill o' Dreams, no. 1, confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2024-06-22
Line count: 14
Word count: 119

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