Serenade Song (Herbert Griggs)

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• (Posted 2023-10-23)  CPDL #76556:     

Editor: David Anderson (submitted 2023-10-23).   Score information: Letter, 12 pages, 486 kB   Copyright: Personal

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Title: Serenade Song
Composer: Herbert Griggs
Lyricist: Eden Reeder Latta
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1895 Silver, Burdett & Company
Description: German Tune

Original text and translations

English text

The night is still, sleep peacefully sleep, the night is still,
The stars are shining in the sky,
And softly steal the breezes by
Sweetly sleep, sleep on;
Then sleep, sleep on, sleep peacefully on;
Then sleep, sleep on, sleep peacefully on.
Dream on in quietness,
The stars above are shining bright;
Now may slumber soft and light
Soothe thy weariness!
Dream on, dream on is quietness;
Dream on, dream on.

To music’s sound, soft, soothing sound, in peace sleep on;
Sleep on beneath the silver moon,
And waken not from sleep too soon!
Softly sleep, sleep on;
Then sleep, sleep on, sleep peacefully on.
Dream on till break of day!
Until the sun from out the sea
Wakes again the bird and bee,
Night shades flee away!
Dream on, dream on till break of day!
Dream on, dream on.