Oh! hush thee, my baby, the night is behind us, And black are the waters that sparkled so green. The moon, o'er the combers, looks downward to find us At rest in the hollows that rustle between. Where billow meets billow, then soft be thy pillow, Ah, weary wee flipperling, curl at thy ease! The storm shall not wake thee, nor shark overtake thee, Asleep in the arms of the slow-swinging seas!
Two Seal Songs
Song Cycle by Liza Lehmann (1862 - 1918)
1. Mother Seal's Lullaby [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- by Rudyard Kipling (1865 - 1936), "Seal Lullaby", appears in The Jungle Book, heading to the chapter "The White Seal", first published 1894
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]2. You mustn't swim till you're six weeks old [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
You mustn't swim till you're six weeks old, Or your head will be sunk by your heels; And summer gales and Killer Whales Are bad for baby seals. Are bad for baby seals, dear rat, As bad as bad can be. But splash and grow strong, And you can't be wrong, Child of the Open Sea!
Text Authorship:
- by Rudyard Kipling (1865 - 1936), no title
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