1939
Be Very Quiet Now
Composed by
Theodore Chanler
Theodore Chanler Text by
Walter De la Mare
Walter De la Mare Eight Epitaphs Song Collection
"Be Very Quiet Now" is the eighth and final song of Theodore Chanler's song cycle Eight Epitaphs, which sets the text of Walter de la Mare.
Text
Be Very Quiet Now
by Walter de la Mare
Be very quiet now:
A child’s asleep
In this small cradle,
In this shadow deep!
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