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

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The Child's Own Music Book
edited by Albert Ernest Wier
I Will Sing a Lullaby by Trad. 17th Century
1597353The Child's Own Music Book — I Will Sing a LullabyTrad. 17th Century

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 } } >>