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

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The lyrics here are the traditional English translation

1595870The Child's Own Music Book — Cradle Song (Brahms)Albert Ernest WierJohannes Brahms

CRADLE SONG

J. Brahms

$\new PianoStaff << \new Staff { \time 3/4 \key d \major \tempo "Andantino" \partial 4 << \new Voice = "melody" { \relative f' { \stemUp fis8 fis | a4.^\p^$ fis8$ fis4 | <a fis> r fis8( a) | <d g,>4^$^\< cis4. b8$\! | b4^$^\> a e8( fis)\! | g4^\( e e8[ fis]$ | <g cis,>4 r e8( g) | cis8^$^\< b a4$ cis4\!^\< | <d fis,>4\! r d,8 d | d'2^\p^$ b8 g$ | a2^$ fis8 d$ | g4^$^\< <a fis>\!^\> <b g>$\! | <a fis d>2 d,8 d | <d' g,>2^\p^$ b8 g$ | <a d,>2^$^\< fis8 d$ | <g d b>4^\dim^$ <fis d a>\! <e cis>$ | d2 \bar "|." } } \new Voice = "two" { \relative f' { \stemDown s4 fis2 s4 s2.*2 d2 s4 cis2. | s2. g'2 fis8( e) | s2. g2 d4 d2 s4 | d2. s s2 d4 } } >> } \new Lyrics \lyricsto "melody" { \set stanza = #"1. " Lul -- la -- by and good -- night, with ro -- ses be -- dight, _ With li -- lies be -- _ decked is __ ba -- _ by's wee bed; Lay thee down now and rest, may thy slum -- ber be blest, Lay thee down now and rest, may thy slum -- ber be blest. } \new Lyrics \lyricsto "melody" { \set stanza = #"2. " Lul -- la -- by and good -- night, thy moth -- er's de -- light, _ Bright an -- gels a -- _ round my __ dar -- _ ling shall stand; They will guard thee from harms, thou shalt wake in my arms, They will guard thee from harms, thou shalt wake in my arms. } \new Staff { \clef bass \key d \major r4 | <d a>2 r4 | q2 r4 | b4( a4. g8 | g4( fis) r | <a, e>2 r4 | <a, a>2 r4 | a,2( a4) | d4 r r | b2( g8 e) | fis4( d) a | b,( a, g,) | d,( d) r | b2( g8 e) | fis4( d) r | g,( a,) <a, g> | <d fis>2 } >>$