A Scotch Lullaby
Language: English
Blaw! skirlin' win! raw, tirlin'win'! Nowt reck we In the byre the coo's gly an'warm, By the fire na wink o' storm, Whaup on the wing, Snaw on the tree, Thou wi' me Thy mithers breast shall be thy rest Close thy bonnie e'e. Sleep! Sleep! Sleep! Sleep! A' shieldit frae harm Whiles couthie shall guard thee Mither's arm. Sleep! Sleep! Sleep! Sleep! She'll still be near. Naething shall fley thy rest, Sae dinna fear Sleep on thy mither's breast.
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Charles Edward Ives (1874 - 1954), "A Scotch Lullaby", 1896, from the collection Eleven Songs and Two Harmonizations, no. 1. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Barbara Miller
This text was added to the website: 2010-05-29
Line count: 18
Word count: 80