When wearied wretches sink to sleep - Bishop, Henry Rowley

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"Other published versions include the earliest by Goulding, D’Almaine, Potter & Co., [c.1815]."

⌛ Epoche → Romantik

◈ Genre / Form Glees

♬ Besetzung → SATB ¶ Sprache → Englisch

Stimmen 4

Instrumente Piano

Seiten 12

CPDL Nr. 75712

Bearbeiter David Anderson

Veröffentlicht 2023-09-24

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When wearied wretches sink to sleep, How heavenly soft their slumbers lie; How sweet is death to those who weep, Who weep and long to die. Saw you the soft and grassy bed, Where flowerets deck the green earth’s breast, ’Tis there I wish to lay my head, ’Tis there I wish to sleep at rest. Lo! now, methinks, in tones sublime, As viewless o’er our heads they bend, They whisper, thus we steal your time, Weak mortals, till your days shall end. Then wake the dance, and wake the song, Resound the festive mirth and glee, Alas! the days have passed along, The days we never more shall see. Thomas Moore (1779–1852) John Leyden (1775–1811)

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