The Cradle Song

From Seal Maiden: A Celtic Musical Karan Casey

Freely, in one (  = 55) Arranged Ingrid Welna
  3 Solo   
Soprano  4       
 
Sweet babe a gold en cra dle holds thee,

 3  Solo
Soprano 2  4       
   
soft as snow, white fleece en

 3      
Alto  4  


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        
S.   
       
S2.    
folds thee,

 Solo
A.   
               
fair est flow'r all strewn be fore thee, birds war ble o'er

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      
S.     
       
Seoi thín seo lú la ló O

     
S2.     
       
Seoi thín seo lú la ló O
Tutti

A.     
               
thee. Seoi thín seo ló Seoi thín seo lú la ló O
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 
S.       
            
who is this a ly ing here? Gen tly at the door of my heart? To and


S2.    
               
who is this a ly ing here? Gen tly at the door of my heart? To and


A.   
       
         
who is this a ly ing here? Gen tly at the door of my heart? To and

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 
S.   
               
fro, like clouds at night, I soft ly rock thy cra dle. Seoi


S2.   
               
fro, like clouds at night, I soft ly rock thy cra dle. Seoi


A.  
       I      
  
night,

fro, like clouds at soft ly rock thy cra dle. Seoi

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   
S.     
           
thín seo ló Seoi thín seo lú la ló Oo


S2.     
                
thín seo ló Seoi thín seo lú la ló Oo


A.    
               
thín seo Seoi thín seo lú la ló Oo
ló

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        
S.               
Oo Oo Ah

  
S2.         
         
Oo Oo Ah

 
A.    
              
Oo Oo Ah

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       
S.     
   
Oo Oh

 
S2.             
Oo Oh


A.   
           
Oo Oo

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                
S.         
    
Oh The yel low

    
S2.                 

Oh The yel low


A.     
                 
Oh Yel low

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 
S.                     
moon lies in the sky, strea ming, fall ing o ver the earth, Hush my


S2.              
  
moon lies in the sky, strea ming, fall ing ov er the earth, Hush, my


A.  
               
moon lies in the sky, strea ming, fall ing ov er the earth, Hush, my

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         
Desc.  
Seoi
 
S.                    
ba by, hush be still, the world is si lent and sleep ing. Seoi


S2.     
           
ba by, hush be still, The world is si lent and sleep ing. Seoi


A.  
               
ba by, hush be still, The world is si lent and sleep ing. Seoi

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                
Desc.   

thin seo lo Seoi thin seo lu la lo Oo
      
S.             

thin seo lo Seoi thin seo lú la lo Oo

  
S2.           
     
thín seo ló Seoi thín seo lú la ló Oo

  
A.  
               
thín seo ló Seoi thín seo lú la ló Oo

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       rit.        
Desc.      
Oo Mm
         
S.         
    
Oo Mm

  
S2.              
   
Oo Mm

  
A.    
              
Oo Mm