by Sarojini Naidu (1879 - 1949)
In the night
Language: English
Sleep, my little ones, sleep, Safe till the daylight be breaking ... We have long vigils to keep, Harvests to sow while you sleep, Fair for the hour of your waking, Ripe for your sickles to reap. Sleep, my little ones, sleep, Yours is the golden To-morrow, Yours are the hands that will reap Dreams that we sow while you sleep, Fed with our hope and our sorrow, Rich with the tears that we weep.
Text Authorship:
- by Sarojini Naidu (1879 - 1949), "In the night", appears in The Bird of Time - Songs of Life, Death, and the Spring, in 4. Songs of Life, first published 1912 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Frederick Jacobi (1891 - 1952), "In the night", from Three Songs to Poems by Sarojini Naidu, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-09-01
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Word count: 75