Weep You No More Sad Fountains
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra Lyrics


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Weep you no more, sad fountains;
What need you flow so fast?
Look how the snowy mountains
Heaven's sun doth gently waste.

But my sun's heavenly eyes
View not your weeping,
That now lies sleeping
Softly, softly, now softly lies
Sleeping.

Sleep is a reconciling,
A rest that peace begets:
Doth not the sun rise smiling
When fair at even he sets?

Rest you then, rest, sad eyes,
Melt not in weeping,
While she lies sleeping




Softly, softly, now softly lies
Sleeping.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Weep You No More Sad Fountains, as performed by The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, speak to the idea of finding peace and solace in the face of grief and sadness. The song suggests that tears are unnecessary and futile, as nature itself constantly undergoes cycles of birth and death, and everything eventually finds rest. The first stanza even personifies nature, drawing attention to how the mountains themselves seem to bask in the gentle light of heaven's sun.


The second stanza shifts the focus to the singer's personal loss, but even here the lyrics suggest that grief is not an end in and of itself. Sleep, as a restful and reconciling state, is portrayed as the antidote to sadness, and the final lines of the song are a plea for the singer's "sad eyes" to also find rest and peace.


Line by Line Meaning

Weep you no more, sad fountains;
Stop crying, my dear fountains;


What need you flow so fast?
Why do you have to flow so rapidly?


Look how the snowy mountains
Observe how the snow-covered mountains


Heaven's sun doth gently waste.
Lose its light to the setting sun.


But my sun's heavenly eyes
But the heavenly eyes of my loved one


View not your weeping,
Doesn't notice your tears.


That now lies sleeping
Who is now sound asleep.


Softly, softly, now softly lies
Peacefully and quietly resting


Sleep is a reconciling,
Sleep is calm,


A rest that peace begets:
A rest that produces tranquillity


Doth not the sun rise smiling
Doesn't the sun rise with joy


When fair at even he sets?
When it settles in the evening?


Rest you then, rest, sad eyes,
Rest, then, sad eyes,


Melt not in weeping,
Don't melt away in tears,


While she lies sleeping
While the loved one soundly sleeps.


Softly, softly, now softly lies
Peacefully and quietly resting.




Writer(s): Patrick Doyle

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