A SERENADE.
Reading edition
Sleep well! Sleep well! To music’s spell; Thus hushing thee To reverie, Like ev’ning breeze, Through whisp’ring trees; Till mem’ry and the lay Float dreamily away. Sleep well! Sleep well! May dreams bring near All who are dear, With festal flow’rs From early hours; While, softly free, This melody Drifts through thy tranquil dream, Like lilies on a stream. Sleep well! Sleep well!