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

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For works with similar titles, see Cradle Song and Wiegenlied.
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.\( d'8 c4\) |
  <b f>\( <a f> <b f>\) |
  <c e,>2 r4 |
  <b dis,>4. b8 <b f dis>4 |
  <c e,> <b 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 }
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