Villanelle of sunset

Come hither, child, and rest,
This is the end of day,
Behold the weary West!

Sleep rounds with equal zest
Man's toil and children's play,
Come hither, child, and rest.

My white bird, seek thy nest,
Thy drooping head down lay,
Behold the weary West!

Now eve is manifest
And homeward lies our way,
Behold the weary West!

Tired flower! upon my breast
I would wear thee alway,
Come hither, child, and rest -
Behold the weary West!

by Ernest Dowson (1867-1900) , "Villanelle of sunset", from Book of the Rhymers' Club, published 1892

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

by Henry S. Gerstle , "Villanelle of sunset", published <<1940. [voice and piano]
by Sven Lekberg (1899-1984) , "Come hither, child, and rest", published 1963. [SATB a cappella]

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