by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Translation Singable translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Groupe Basque
Language: Basque (Euskara) 
Aurcho chiquia negarrez dago
Ama emazu titia
Aita gaiztoa tabernandago
Picaro jocalaria

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English [singable] (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist) , "A cradle of wings"
  • FRE French (Français) [singable] (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist) , "Le berceau d'ailes"


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This text was added to the website: 2021-06-12
Line count: 4
Word count: 12

A cradle of wings
Language: English  after the Basque (Euskara) 
Silently, while your cradle goes
O'er the green hills the daylight is dying
And those heavy eyelids must close
Soon angels shall come with celestial hymns
And rock you to sleep with their golden wings.

Text Authorship:

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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

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Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2021-06-12
Line count: 5
Word count: 35