“The Seal Lullaby” by Eric Whitacre

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In 2004, Eric Whitacre set Rudyard Kipling’s poem “The Seal Lullaby” to music:

Oh! Hush thee, my baby, the night is behind us,
And black are the waters that sparkled so green.
The moon, o’er the combers, looks downward to find us,
At rest in the hollows that rustle between.

Where billow meets billow, then soft be thy pillow,
Oh weary wee flipperling, curl at thy ease!
The storm shall not wake thee, nor shark overtake thee,
Asleep in the arms of the slow swinging seas!

Rudyard Kipling, 1865-1936

His arrangement is absolutely breathtaking:

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In hectic and chaotic times, music like this truly calms the soul….

(“The Seal Lullaby” is available in CD and MP3 formats)
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2 Responses to “The Seal Lullaby” by Eric Whitacre

  1. Bob says:

    ♡♡♡♡♡
    (that’s bluebird of bitterness’s highest rating)

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