Jēkabs Jančevskis - Sleep - State Choir Latvija & Māris Sirmais

Jēkabs Jančevskis - "Sleep" (Mary Weston Fordham)

Vestard Shimkus (Vestards Šimkus), piano
Oskars Petrauskis, soprano saxophone
Sigurds Lallo, bass clarinet
Pēteris Trasuns, viola
Ēriks Kiršfelds, cello
Edgars Saksons, percussion
Valters Līcis, percussion
State Choir Latvija
Māris Sirmais, conductor

August 18, 2022, Riga Dome Cathedral, Latvia

[andre]

Again an absolutely brilliant work by Jēkabs!

[andre]

Here is the poem by Mary Weston Fordham: Serenade
By Mary Weston Fordham
Sleep, love sleep,
The night winds sigh,
In soft lullaby.
The Lark is at rest
With the dew on her breast.
So close those dear eyes,
That borrowed their hue
From the heavens so blue,
Sleep, love sleep.

Sleep, love sleep,
The pale moon looks down
On the valleys around,
The Glow Moth is flying,
The South wind is sighing,
And I am low lying,
With lute deftly strung,
To pour out my song,
Sleep, love sleep.