Lullaby (2013) by bobcohenmusic

Lullaby for SSAChorus MusicbyRobertS.Cohen PoembyLouisaMayAlcott LeapfrogProductions 303UpperMountainAve. UpperMontclair, NJ07043 ph:(973) 783-9192 Fax: (973)783-9126 Frogmastr@aol.com www.robertscohen.com ©revised2023

Lullaby

Nowthedayisdone, Nowtheshepherdsun Driveshiswhiteflocksfromthesky; Nowtheflowersrest

Ontheirmother'sbreast, Hushedbyherlowlullaby.

Nowtheglowwormsglance, Nowthefirefliesdance, Underfern-boughsgreenandhigh; Andthewesternbreeze

Totheforesttrees Chantsatunefullullaby.

Now'midshadowsdeep Fallsblessedsleep, Likedewfromthesummersky; Andthewholeearthdreams, Inthemoon'ssoftbeams, Whilenightbreathesalullaby.

Now,birdlings,rest, Inyourwindrockednest, Unscaredbytheowl'sshrillcry; Forwithfoldedwings

LittleBrierswings, Andsingethyourlullaby.

                    Soprano1 Soprano2 Alto Keyboard                    Adagiocantabile Adagiocantabile                      poco rit. 3                    a tempo a tempo A A semplice           Kybd. 4       Nowthedayisdone,       Nowthedayisdone,                    semplice semplice        NowtheshepherdsunDriveshis        NowtheshepherdsunDriveshis                         whiteflocksfromthesky;       whiteflocksfromthesky;               1

Lullaby

                              Kybd. 7          NowtheflowersrestOntheir                semplice      mother'sbreast,              Hushedbyherlowlulla                          by.                       Kybd.      Nowtheglowwormsglance,    Nowglowwormsglance,        Nowglowwormsglance,                  B B             Nowthefirefliesdance,Under        Nowfirefliesdance,Under          Nowthefirefliesdance,Under                      fernboughsgreenandhigh;      fernboughsgreenandhigh;         fernboughsgreenandhigh;               2

                              Kybd. 14       AndthewesternbreezeTothe   Ahh   Ahh                   foresttrees              Chantsatunefullulla         Chantsatunefullulla     Chantslulla                by.   by.   by.                   -          Kybd.       Now'midshadowsdeep       Now'midshadowsdeep                       C C        Fallsblessedsleep,Like         Fallsblessedsleep,Like                             dewfromthesummer       dewfromthesummer       dewfromthesummer                      ---3

          Kybd. 21   sky;       thesummersky;       thesummersky;                     Andthewholeearthdreams,         Andthewholeearthdreams,        Andthewholeearthdreams,                             cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco     sub. sub. sub. sub.        Inthemoon'ssoftbeams,While        Inthemoon'ssoftbeams,While      Inthemoon'ssoftbeams,                                      Kybd. 24        nightbreathesalulla        nightbreathesalulla      nightbreathesalullaby.                                 by.alulla      lullaby.      lullaby.lulla                          by.breathesalulla        breathesalullaby.lulla    by.lulla                -----4

          Kybd. 27      by.breathesalulla   by.        breathesalullabylulla             dim. poco a poco dim. poco a poco dim. poco a poco dim. poco a poco     by.lulla        breathesalullaby.lulla     bylulla                rit. rit.   by,   by.   by.                 a tempo a tempo D D     --          Kybd. 30       Now,rest,     Now,birdlings,rest,                      (etherally)         Inyournest,Un        Inyourwindrockednest,Un                            scaredbytheowl'sshrillcry;          scaredbytheowl'sshrillcry;                5

          Kybd. 33          ForwithfoldedwingsLittle                      Brierswingsand       Brierswings,And                singethlulla     singethlulla      singethyourlulla                      ----          Kybd. 36   by.   by.   by.                   Now,birdlings,rest,      Now,birdlings,rest,        Now,birdlings,rest,                    E E        Inyourwindrockednest,Un       Inyourwindrockednest,Un        Inwindrockednest,Un               -6

          Kybd. 39       scaredbytheowl'sshrillcry;       scaredbytheowl'sshrillcry;         scaredbytheowl'scry;                rit. rit.          Little      Forwithfoldedwings    ForLittle     F F Menomosso    sub. (freely) Menomosso sub.  (freely)  sub. (freely)        Brierswings,And     Brierswings,     Brierswings,                                  Kybd. 42     singethyourlulla        singethyourlulla      singethlulla            a tempo a tempo            by,yourlullaby.And    by.    by.          poco rit. poco rit.       singethyourlulla        singethlulla      singethlulla              Menomosso Menomosso G G   -7

          Kybd.   by.   by.   by.                 H H a tempo a tempo                      poco rit.                             8