by Elsie Jean Stern (b. 1898)
Sleep, my darling
Language: English
Sleep, darling, go to sleep,- Golden stars at you now peep - See, each twinkling little light Comes to bid my babe good night, Peaceful be your slumbers deep, Sleep, my darling, go to sleep. Sleep, darling, go to sleep,- Mother loving watch will keep, Baby mine in peace may rest, Angels guard your little nest, Faithful watch they ever keep, Sleep, my darling, ah, sleep, Ah, go to sleep; May God protect you angel sweet, Sleep, my darling, go to sleep, Ah, go to sleep, Nestle close to mother's heart, Then for slumberland we'll start.
Authorship:
- by Elsie Jean Stern (b. 1898) [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 Gisella Augusta Zuckerman (1887 - 1981), as Mana-Zucca, "Sleep, my darling", op. 39 no. 7, published 1918 [ voice and piano ], Boston Music Co. [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Garrett Medlock [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2020-07-13
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Word count: 96