SLEEP SOFTLY NOW
(Ritson - English c.1410)


I saw a sweet, a seemly sight, 
A blissful burd, a blossom bright, 
That morning made and mirth among: 
A maiden mother meek and mild 
In cradle keep a knave child, 
That softly slept; she sat and sung, 
Lullay, lulla balow, 
My bairn, sleep softly now.