by Edward Walsh (1805 - 1850)
The Fairy Nurse
Language: English
Sweet babe! a golden cradle holds thee, And soft the snow-white fleece enfolds thee; In airy bower I'll watch thy sleeping, Where branchy trees to the breeze are sweeping. Shuheen sho, lulo lo! Rest, thee, babe! for soon thy slumbers Shall flee at the magic Koelshie's numbers; In airy bower I'll watch thy sleeping, Where branchy trees to the breeze are sweeping. Shuheen sho, lulo lo!
Text Authorship:
- by Edward Walsh (1805 - 1850) [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 Cecil Burleigh (1885 - 1980), "The Fairy Nurse", op. 52 no. 4, published 1922 [ voice and piano ], from Fairyland. Five Songs, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2023-06-12
Line count: 10
Word count: 62