by Amelia (Ann) Blandford Edwards (1831 - 1892)
Sleep, dearest, sleep !
Language: English
Sleep, dearest, sleep ! The silver moon is shining Over the throbbing sea, The beating, passionate sea, Her virgin brow inclining, As I incline o'er thee ! Sleep ! sleep ! Sleep, dearest, sleep ! The world at peace is lying Only the night-winds free, The passionate night-winds free, Around thy door are sighing, As I sigh for thee ! Sleep ! sleep !
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Text Authorship:
- by Amelia (Ann) Blandford Edwards (1831 - 1892), "Another serenade" [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 A. J. H. , "Serenade", published 1876-1898 [voice and piano], from Ten songs, no. 4, London : Novello, Ewer; reprinted in Women composers: from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1998 [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-10-22
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Word count: 57