Sleep now, O sleep now
O you unquiet heart!
A voice crying “Sleep now”
Is heard in my heart
The voice of the winter
Is heard at the door
O sleep, for the winter
Is crying “Sleep no more.”
My kiss will give peace now
And quiet to your heart –
Sleep on in peace now
O you unquiet heart!
Other Samuel Barber songs:
all Samuel Barber songs all songs from 1936