Songs

The Nurse's Song (1947)

Part of a series or song cycle:

A Charm of Lullabies (Op. 41)

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The Nurse's Song

John Phillip 1559

Lullaby baby,

Thy nurse will tend thee as duly as may be.

Lullaby baby!

Be still, my sweett sweeting, no longer do cry;

Sing lullaby baby, lullaby baby.

Let dolours be fleeting, I fancy thee, I ...

To rock and to lull thee I will not delay me.

Lullaby baby,

Lullabylabylaby baby,

Thy nurse will tend thee as duly as may be

Lullabylabylaby baby

The gods be thy shield and comfort in need!

Sing Lullaby baby,

Lullabylaby baby

They give thee good fortune and well for to speed,

And this to desire ... I will not delay me.

This to desire ... I will not delay me.

Lullaby lullaby

Lullaby baby,

Thy nurse will tend thee as duly as may be.

Lullabylabylabylaby baby.

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Composer

Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976) was an English composer, conductor and pianist. He was a central figure of 20th-century British classical music, with a range of works including opera, other vocal music, orchestral and chamber pieces. His best-known works include the opera Peter Grimes (1945), the War Requiem (1962) and the orchestral showpiece The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (1945).

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