While Delia sleeps (Richard Langdon)
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- Editor: Christopher Shaw (submitted 2020-03-01). Score information: A4, 6 pages, 87 kB Copyright: Personal
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Title: While Delia sleeps
Composer: Richard Langdon
Lyricist: Anon, probably the composercreate page
Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: TTB
Genre: Secular, Glee
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1780 Twelve glees, Op. 6
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Original text and translations
English text
While Delia sleeps with pleasing themes,
May love inspire her peaceful dreams
And whisper how I'm blest.
May yonder stream more silent flow
And ev'ry Zephyr gentler blow
To soothe my fair to rest.