by Emily Brontë (1818 - 1848)
This shall be thy lullaby
Language: English
This shall be thy lullaby, Rocking on the stormy sea; Though it roar in thunder wild, Sleep, stilly sleep, my dark-haired child. When our shuddering boat was crossing Eldern's lake, so rudely tossing, Then 'twas first my nursling smiled; Sleep, softly sleep, my fair-browed child. Waves above thy cradle break; Foamy tears are on the cheek; Yet the ocean's self grows mild When it bears my slumbering child.
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Text Authorship:
- by Emily Brontë (1818 - 1848), "Song", appears in Poems by Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë Now for the First Time Printed, first published 1902 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Juliana Hall (b. 1958), "Song", 1987 [ soprano and piano ], from Night Dances - 6 songs for Soprano and Piano, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Robert Long , "Lullaby", published 1961 [ ssa chorus and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by John Mitchell (b. 1941), "Lullaby", op. 71 (Seven Journeys to Earth), Heft 3 no. 3, published 1989 [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2007-12-06
Line count: 12
Word count: 68