Be Very Quiet Now

"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.

Date: 1939Composer: Theodore ChanlerText: Walter De la MareSong Collection: Eight Epitaphs

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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

Eight Epitaphs

Composer(s): Theodore Chanler

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