The mother's song
Language: English
It is so still in the house. There is a calm in the house; The snowstorm wails out there, And the dogs are rolled up with snouts under the tail. My little boy is sleeping on the ledge, On his back he lies, breathing through open mouth His little stomach is bulging round Is it strange if I start to cry with joy?
Authorship:
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , Inuit (Arctic) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by William Moylan (b. 1956), "The mother's song", 1995, rev. 1996, from For a Sleeping Child Lullabies and Midnight Musings, no. 3. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-09-17
Line count: 8
Word count: 63