[Verse I] Soft falleth dusk on cobbled way, Where lambs lie still and shadows play, A tender boy with quiet eye Doth wander ‘neath the violet sky. His heart, a hush no tongue hath told, A bloom unseen, both shy and bold, For in yon vale where willows weep, A maiden fair doth stir his sleep. [Chorus] Oh hush thee now, sweet night so deep, Where silent vows in dreaming keep, For love doth wake where none may see, In whispered winds ‘twixt her and he. [Verse II] By lantern’s glow and hearthfire dim, Her laughter floateth soft to him, Like silver bells on winter’s air, A fleeting grace, so light, so fair. He knoweth not her gentle name, Nor dares he speak his tender flame, Yet every eve his feet are led Where her soft foot hath lightly tread. [Chorus] Oh hush thee now, sweet night so deep, Where silent vows in dreaming keep, For love doth wake where none may see, In whispered winds ‘twixt her and he. [Bridge] Perchance one morn when mists are gone, And dew doth kiss the blushing dawn, His trembling voice shall find its way, And bid her heart no more to stray. Yet still he walks in twilight’s keep, Where longing sings and shadows sleep, A lullaby the night doth weave, Of love he fears yet longs to breathe. [Final Chorus] Oh slumber, child of quiet grace, Let dreams her gentle form embrace, For in thy rest, her hand thou’lt find, A love once lost, now softly thine.
