by Matthew Gregory Lewis (1775 - 1818)
The live long night (Ar hyd y nos)
Language: English
What avails thy plaintive crying, Hush, baby, hush! Though a corse thy father's lying, Hush, baby, hush! Tears and sobs in vain endeavour Back to call the mourn'd for ever! Never wilt thou see him, never! Hush, baby, hush! See! my grief no tears are telling: Hush, baby, hush! Hark! my breast no sighs are swelling; Hush, baby, hush! No complaint or murmur making; Nought betrays my heart is aching; Yet it's breaking, sweet one, breaking. Hush, baby, hush!
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809), "The live long night (Ar hyd y nos)", JHW. XXXII/4 no. 294, Hob. XXXIb no. 9. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2011-09-19
Line count: 16
Word count: 79