Sometime (Field, set by W. Moylan) (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)


Last night, my darling as you slept,
I thought I heard you sigh,
And to your little crib I crept,
And watched a space thereby;
Then, bending down, I kissed your brow
For, oh! I love you so
You are too young to know it now,
But some time you shall know.

Some time, when, in a darkened place
Where others come to weep,
Your eyes shall see a weary face,
Calm in eternal sleep;
The speechless lips, the wrinkled brow,
The patient smile may show
You are too young to know it now
But some time you shall know.

Look backward, then, into the years,
And see me here to-night
See, O my darling! how my tears
Are falling as I write;
And feel once more upon your brow
The kiss of long ago
You are too young to know it now,
But some time you shall know.

Authorship

Eugene Field (1850-1895)

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

William Moylan (1956-)

For a Sleeping Child Lullabies and Midnight Musings

Date added to the website: 2009-09-17.

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