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by Louise Siddall

Lullaby
Language: English 
Shadows all stealing o'er land and sea 
While I keep watch o'er thee
While I am singing a lullaby
Close thy bright blue eye
Wrap in a slumber so sweet and deep.
Peacefully shalt thou sleep
Nothing shall harm thee, for I am near
So there is nothing to fear

Lullaby, rockaby
Sleep my dear
Sleep, sleep, sleep
Rockaby, lullaby
Mother is near
So sleep, sleep, sleep
Rockaby, lullaby
Sleep, sleep, sleep

Through the long hours of the dark, still night
Angels of love and light, 
Hov'ring around thee, their vigils keep,
Whilst thou art lost in sleep
So off to dreamland away we'll float
All in a slumberboat
Safe, snug and warm, far away from harm
Nothing shall baby alarm.

Lullaby, rockaby
Sleep my dear
Sleep, sleep, sleep
Rockaby, lullaby
Mother is near
So sleep, sleep, sleep
Rockaby, lullaby
Sleep, sleep, sleep

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Text Authorship:

  • by Louise Siddall  [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 Louise Siddall , "Lullaby", published 1922 [ voice and piano ], The Etude Music Magazine, Band 40, T. Presser Company [sung text not yet checked]

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

This text was added to the website: 2025-03-22
Line count: 32
Word count: 143

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