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Come, sleep
Staff Notation • Secular, Partsongs
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Come, sleep by Charles Wood — Lyrics
Come, sleep, and with thy sweet deceiving
Lock me in delight awhile;
Let some pleasing dreams beguile
All my fancies; that from thence
I may feel an influence
All my powers of care bereaving.
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About Come, sleep
Charles Wood's SATB partsong Come, sleep sets a beautiful English text that pleads for the respite and solace of sleep. The words describe sleep as a 'sweet deceiving' that can 'beguile' the mind with 'pleasing dreams' and 'bereave' the singer of all their cares, even if only for a while. The poem reflects on the nature of dreams as shadows and fleeting joys, finding contentment in even a brief escape from 'long annoy'. Wood's setting, for unaccompanied SATB voices, captures the gentle yearning for peace and the delicate beauty of the imagery, creating an intimate and evocative musical experience.
