Historic Sheet Music Collection
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Document Type
Score
Links to Recordings at the Internet Archive
https://archive.org/details/78_sing-me-to-sleep_corinne-morgan-greene_gbia0016248a
https://archive.org/details/78_sing-me-to-sleep_elsie-baker-bingham-greene_gbia0016249a
https://archive.org/details/78_sing-me-to-sleep_george-meader-darcey_gbia0016781a
https://archive.org/details/78_sing-me-to-sleep_greene-irene-williams_gbia0006558a
https://archive.org/details/78_sing-me-to-sleep_henry-burr-bingham-greene_gbia0011260b
https://archive.org/details/78_sing-me-to-sleep_irene-williams-greene_gbia0013664a
https://archive.org/details/78_sing-me-to-sleep_walter-anderton-greene_gbia0017651a
Publication Date
1902
Lyrics
[Verse 1, English]
Sing me to sleep, the shadows fall,
Let me forget the world and all.
Tired is my heart, the day is long,
Would it were come to even-song.
Sing me to sleep, your hand in mine,
Our fingers as in prayer entwine;
Only your voice, love, let me hear,
Singing to tell me you are near.
[Chorus, English]
Love, I am lonely,
Years are so long,
I want you only,
You and your song;
Dark is life’s shore, love,
Night, is so deep,
Leave me no more, love,
Sing me to sleep.
[Verse 3, English]
Sing me to sleep, love, you alone,
Seem to be left me for mine own,
Haply my heart will know no pain,
When I awake from sleep again.
Sing me to sleep and let me rest,
Of all the world I love you best.
Nothing is faithful, nothing true,
In Heav’n or earth, but God and you.
[Chorus, English]
[Verse 1, German]
Sing mir dein Lied im Dӓmmerschein,
gieb mir Vergessen aller Pein.
Lang ist der Tag, mein Herz so schwer, wollt’,
dass mein Leid vorüber wӓr.
Sing mir dein Lied,
reich mir die Hand und füher’ mich sanft ins Trӓumeland.
Wenn auch mein Auge dich nicht sieht, Lieb,
du bist nah, ich hӧr’ dien Lied.
[Chorus, German]
Nichts ist geblieben,
Nacht ist so lang,
lass mir dein Lieben
und deinen Sang.
Wund ist mein Herz, Lieb,
schwer mein Gemüt,
bleib du beimir, Lieb,
sing mir dien Lied.
[Verse 2, German]
Sing mir dein lied; vom allem Glück
bliebst du mir, Lieb, allein zurück,
Schliesst mir der Schlaf die Augen zu,
bringt er der müden Seele Ruh,
Sing mire dein Lied; ich lieb’ allein
von Allen dich nur, sing mich ein.
Falsch ist und trüg’risch Alles hier,
Gott nur und du sind true zu mir.
[Chorus, German]
Recommended Citation
Greene, Edwin, "Sing Me To Sleep" (1902). Historic Sheet Music Collection. 1265.
https://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/sheetmusic/1265
The views expressed in this paper are solely those of the author.
Comments
(Sing mir dein Lied)
Boston: The Boston Music Co. (1902)
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