by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
My sweet little darling
Language: English
My sweet little darling, my comfort and joy, Sing lullaby lulla. In beauty surpassing the Princes of Troy. Sing lullaby lulla. Now hush, child, now 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, sweet baby, lullaby, lulla.
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):
- possibly by William Byrd (1542?3? - 1623), "My sweet little darling" [voice and 4 viols or piano (or string quartet)], copied from a 1949 edition published by London, Stainer & Bell ; note: the piano is "for use when strings are not available" [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2011-05-20
Line count: 9
Word count: 54