by Ernest Christopher Dowson (1867 - 1900)
Come hither, child, and rest
Language: English
Come hither, child, and rest, This is the end of day, Behold the weary West! Sleep rounds with equal zest Man's toil and children's play, Come hither, child, and rest. My white bird, seek thy nest, Thy drooping head down lay, Behold the weary West! Now eve is manifest And homeward lies our way, Behold the weary West! Tired flower! upon my breast I would wear thee alway, Come hither, child, and rest - Behold the weary West!
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Text Authorship:
- by Ernest Christopher Dowson (1867 - 1900), "Villanelle of sunset", appears in Book of the Rhymers' Club, first published 1892 [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 Henry S. Gerstle , "Villanelle of sunset", published <<1940 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Sven Lekberg (1899 - 1984), "Come hither, child, and rest", published 1963 [ satb chorus a cappella ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Cyril Meir Scott (1879 - 1970), "Villanelle", op. 33 no. 3, published 1904 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
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Word count: 77