1939


Be Very Quiet Now

Composed by Theodore Chanler

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!

Sheet Music