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by Rudyard Kipling (1865 - 1936)

A Seal's Lullabye
 (Sung text for setting by R. Sowash)
 Matches original text
Language: English 
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!

Composition:

    Set to music by Rick Sowash (b. 1950), "A Seal's Lullabye", 1996, published 1996 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ]

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]

This text was added to the website: 2009-02-06
Line count: 8
Word count: 72

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