The sleep that flits on baby's eyes (John Alden Carpenter)

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Editor: David Newman (added 2008-07-12).   Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 125 kbytes   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Cross posting by Art Song Central.

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Title: The Sleep that flits on Baby's Eyes
Composer: John Alden Carpenter
Lyricist: Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), from Gitanjali, published 1913

Number of voices: 1v   Voicing: Solo Soprano
Genre: Secular, Aria

Language: English
Instruments: Piano

Published: No title, published 1914, from Gitanjali (Song Offerings), No. 3. - Lyrics from Gitanjali, published 1913.

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External websites:

• Entry at "The Lied and Art Song Text" site
• Entry at the "Art Song Central" site for "The Sleep that flits on Baby's Eyes"
• Art Song Central's page on "Gitanjali"
• Details of Rabindranath Tagore's Song Cycle: 'Gitanjali' or `song offerings'
• Wikipedia entry for 'Gitanjali'

Original text and translations

English text

The sleep that flits on baby's eyes,

does anybody know from where it comes?

Yes, there is a rumour that it has its dwelling

where, in the fairy village

among the shadows of the forest

dimly lit with glow-worms,

there hang two timid buds of enchantment.

From there it comes to kiss baby's eyes.