by Eugene Field (1850 - 1895)
A Dutch Lullaby See original
Language: English
Wynken, Blynken and Nod one night
Sailed off in a wooden shoe --
Sailed on a river of crystal light
Into a sea of dew.
"Where are you going and what do you wish?"
The old moon asked the three.
"We have come to fish for the herring fish
That live in this beautiful sea;
Nets of silver and gold have we!"
Said Wynken,
Blynken,
And Nod.
The old moon laughed and sang a song,
As they rocked in the wooden shoe,
And the wind that sped them all night long
Ruffled the waves of dew.
The little stars were the herring fish
That lived in that beautiful sea --
"Now cast your nets wherever you wish --
Never afeard are we!"
So cried the stars to the fishermen three:
Wynken,
Blynken,
and Nod.
...
Wynken and Blynken are two little eyes,
And Nod is a little head,
And the wooden shoe that sailed the skies
Is a wee one's trundle bed.
So shut your eyes while mother sings
Of wonderful things that be,
And you shall see the beautiful things
As you rock in the misty sea,
Where the old shoe rocked the fishermen three:
Wynken,
Blynken,
and Nod.
The 1910 edition has "Dutch Lullaby" as a subtitle.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
Composition:
- Set to music by Frank Lewin (1925 - 2008), "A Dutch Lullaby", 1952, stanzas 1-2,4
Text Authorship:
- by Eugene Field (1850 - 1895), "Wynken, Blynken and Nod", first published 1904
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-02-12
Line count: 48
Word count: 263