by Sarojini Naidu (1879 - 1949)
From groves of spice
Language: English
From groves of spice, O'er field or rice, Athwart the lotus stream, I bring [for]1 you, Aglint with dew, A [little lovely]2 dream. Sweet, shut your eyes. The wild fire-flies Dance through the fairy neem; From poppy-bole For you I stole A [little lovely]2 dream. Dear eyes, good-night, In golden light The stars around you gleam; On you I press, With soft caress, A [little lovely]2 dream.
About the headline (FAQ)
View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Sarojini Naidu, The Golden Threshold, London: William Heinemann, 1905.
1 Ware: "to"2 Ware: "lovely little"
Text Authorship:
- by Sarojini Naidu (1879 - 1949), "Cradle song", appears in The Golden Threshold, in 1. Folk Songs [author's text checked 1 time 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 Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875 - 1912), "A lovely little dream", 1909 [ voice and piano or orchestra ], from Two Songs, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Liza Lehmann (1862 - 1918), "Cradle song", published 1907 [ soprano and orchestra ], from The Golden Threshold : An Indian Song-Garland , no. 11, London: Boosey & Co. [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Harriet Ware (1877 - 1962), "Hindu Slumber Song", published 1909 [ low voice and piano ], Cincinnati : John Church [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-26
Line count: 18
Word count: 72