Sweet and low (Tennyson, set by J. Barnby, S. Homer, O. Dresel, S. Adams, W. Anderson, J. Backer-Lunde) (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)


Sweet and low, sweet and low
   Wind of the western sea,
Low, low, breathe and blow,
   Wind of the western sea!
Over the rolling waters go,
Come from the dying moon, and blow,
   Blow him again to me,
While my little one, while my pretty one, sleeps.

Sleep and rest, sleep and rest,
   Father will come to thee soon;
Rest, rest, on mother's breast,
   Father will come to thee soon;
Father will come to his babe in the nest,
Silver sails all out of the west
   Under the silver moon!
Sleep my little one, sleep my pretty one, sleep.

Note: The Princess: A Medley was first published in 1847. This poem was added in the 1850 edition.

Input by Virginia Knight

Authorship

Lord Alfred Tennyson (1809-1892)

The Princess

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

Stephen Adams (1844-1913) [pseudonym]

William Henry Anderson (1882-1955)

Johan Backer-Lunde (1874-1958)

Sir Joseph Barnby (1838-1896)

Otto Dresel (1826-1890)

Sidney Homer (1864-1953)

Set in German, a translation of Ferdinand Freiligrath (1810-1876) GER [text unavailable]

Adolf Jensen (1837-1879)

Sechs Gesänge

Available translations (or transliterations, if applicable):

GER

German

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