by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Come, heavy Sleep
Language: English
Available translation(s): SPA
Come, heavy Sleep, the image of true Death, And close up these my weary weeping eyes, Whose spring of tears doth stop my vital breath, And tears my heart with Sorrow's sigh-swoll'n cries. Come and possess my tired through-worn soul, That living dies till thou on me be stole. Come, shape of rest, and shadow of my end, Allied to Death, child to his joyless black-fac'd Night, Come thou and charm these rebels in my breast, Whose waking fancies doth my mind affright. O come, sweet Sleep, or I die forever; Come ere my last sleep comes, or come thou never.
R. Johnson sets stanza 1
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 John Dowland (1562 - 1626), "Come, heavy Sleep" [text verified 1 time]
- by Robert Johnson (c1583 - 1633), "Come heavy sleep", stanza 1. [treble voice and lute] [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Mercedes Vivas) , title 1: "Ven, Sueño pesado", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 102