The Child's Own Music Book/I Will Sing a Lullaby

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I WILL SING A LULLABY

17th Century Cradle Song

\new PianoStaff << \new Staff { \time 6/8 \key bes \major \tempo "Andantino" << \new Voice = "melody" { \relative f' { \stemUp <f d>8^\p^\( <d bes> <ees c> <f d>4\) d'8 | <c ees,>4^\( bes8 <g ees>4.\) | <f d>8^\( <d bes> <ees c> <f d>4\) d'8 | <c e,>4^\(^\< bes8^\> <c f,>4.\! | c8^\( d ees f ees d\) | <ees a,>^\( d c <bes f> a <f ees>\) | <bes d,>^\(^\< <d f,>4 <g, ees>4 <c g ees>8\) | f,^\>^\( <a ees>4 <bes d,>\!\) r8 | f^\p^\( c'4 f,\) r8 | f^\( c'4 f,\) r8 | c'4.^\( ~ c8^\> g a\)\! | <bes d,>4. ~ q4 r8 \bar "|." } } \new Voice = "two" { \relative a' { \stemDown s2.*4 a4. bes | s2.*3 | ees,4. d4 s8 | ees4. d4 s8 | e4._( ees) } } >> } \new Lyrics \lyricsto "melody" { \set stanza = #"1. " Gold -- _ en slum -- bers kiss your eyes, Smiles _ a -- wake you when you rise; Sleep, pret -- ty lov'd _ ones, do _ not cry, _ And I will sing a lul -- la -- by, Lu -- la -- by, lul -- la -- by, lul -- _ la -- by. __ } \new Lyrics \lyricsto "melody" { \set stanza = #"2. " Care _ is heav -- y, there -- fore sleep. You _ are care, and care must keep; Sleep pret -- ty lov'd _ ones, do _ not cry, _ And I will sing a lul -- la -- by, } \new Staff { \clef bass \key bes \major \relative b, { <bes f'>4. q | <ees g> <ees bes'> | bes <bes f'>4 bes'8 | <c, bes'>4. <f a> | <f ees'>8\( d' c <f, d'> c' bes\) | <f c'>\( d' ees <d f,> c a\) | <f bes,>4 bes8 <bes ees>4 r8 | <d f,>4 c8 bes( f bes,) | \repeat unfold 2 { \acciaccatura f8 a'4 f8 bes4 f8 } << { f4 bes8 a4 c8 } \\ { c,4. f } >> <bes bes,>8( f d bes4) r8 } } >>

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