The Child's Own Music Book/Cradle Song (Weber)

For works with similar titles, see Cradle Song and Wiegenlied.

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The Child's Own Music Book
edited by Albert Ernest Wier

Cradle Song by Carl Maria von Weber (composer), Franz Carl Hiemer (lyrics), Anonymous (translator)

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1593661The Child's Own Music Book — Cradle SongAlbert Ernest WierCarl Maria von Weber (composer), Franz Carl Hiemer (lyrics), Anonymous (translator)

CRADLE SONG

C. M. Von Weber

$\new PianoStaff << \new Staff { \time 3/4 \tempo "Moderato" \relative g' { <g e>4$ <e c> <f d>$ | <g e>4.$ d'8 c4$ | $ <a f> $ | <c e,>2 r4 | 4. b8 4 | <c e,> <e g,>8(\< d)\! | << { d4$\> c\! a8 b | g2$ r4 | <g f>4. g8 q4 | a4$ g$ g | <g e> g g8( c) | <c f,>2. | b4$ a b$ | <c e,>4$ <e, c>$ <a c,>8( g) | g4$ f d8 e$ | c2 } \\ { fis2. s2. s2. f2 f4 | s2 e4 | s2. | f2 f4 | s2. | b,2. } >> r4 \bar "|." } } \addlyrics { \set stanza = #"1. " Sleep, my heart's dar -- ling, in slum -- ber re -- pose; Let the fair lids o'er \set associatedVoice = "1" those blue eyes now _ close, All is as peace -- ful and still as the tomb, Nor shall the gnats wake thee with their low _ hum. } \addlyrics { \set stanza = #"2. " Now, dear -- est ba -- by, is morn's gold -- en time; Not thus thou'lt slum -- ber \set associatedVoice = "1" in life's lat -- er _ prime; Sor -- row and care then will watch by thy bed, Ne'er more sweet peace will there pil -- low thy _ head. } \new Staff { \clef bass <c g>2. q4 q2 | <d g>2. <c g>2 r4 | <b, fis a>2 <b, a>4 | <e g>2 <e b>4 | <d c'>2. <g b>2 r4 | q2 q4 | q2. | <c c'>2 <c bes>4 | <f a>2. | <d g>2 <g, g>4 | <c g>2 f8( e) | d2 <g, f>4 | <c e>2 r4 } >>$