“Stay, Father, Stay”
Description
A child, whose mother is already dead, is dying. (S)he appeals to father to remain by the bedside and not to leave until (s)he is dead: "Stay, father, stay, the night is wild, Oh leave not your dying child, I feel the icy hand of death...."
References
- Randolph 329, "Stay, Father, Stay" (1 text)
- Roud #7802
- BI, R329