Serenade Song (Herbert Griggs)
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- Editor: David Anderson (submitted 2023-10-23). Score information: Letter, 12 pages, 486 kB Copyright: Personal
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General Information
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
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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.