by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
My sweet little darling
Language: English
My little sweet darling, my comfort and joy, (Sing lullaby, lulla!) In beauty surpassing the princes of Troy, (Sing lullaby, lulla!) Now suck, child, and sleep, child, thy mother's sweet boy, (Sing lullaby, lulla!) The gods bless and keep thee from cruel annoy. (Sing lullaby, lulla!) Sweet baby, lulla, lulla, lulla, lulla!
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author ( 16th century ) [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 Peter Warlock (1894 - 1930), "My sweet little darling", 1919, published 1920 [ voice and piano or string quartet ] [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 9
Word count: 52