by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
Translation
Sleep
Language: English  after the English
O sleep, o sleep, o gentle sleep, Nature's softest nurse, O sleep, O golden sleep, O sleep, o sleep, O gentle sleep, Nature's softest nurse, o golden sleep.
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- a text in English by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), no title, appears in Henry IV, Part II, Act III, Scene 1 ; Henry IV
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ernst Bacon (1898 - 1990), "Sleep", 197-? [voice and piano] [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2013-03-25
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Word count: 28