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Text
If thou art sleeping, maiden
English source:
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
If thou art sleeping, maiden,
Awake, and open thy door;
’Tis the break of day
And we must away
O’er meadow and mount and moor.
Wait not to find thy slippers,
But, come with thy naked feet;
We shall have to pass
Through the dewy grass
And waters wide and fleet.
Awake, and open thy door;
’Tis the break of day
And we must away
O’er meadow and mount and moor.
Wait not to find thy slippers,
But, come with thy naked feet;
We shall have to pass
Through the dewy grass
And waters wide and fleet.
Composer
Charles Gounod
Charles-François Gounod was a French composer, best known for his Ave Maria, based on a work by Bach, as well as his opera Faust. Read more here.
