The Seal Lullaby
Eric Whitacre * Track #7 On Light & Gold
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The Seal Lullaby by Eric Whitacre
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Eric WhitacreAbout
This song was written for an unreleased movie based on a story by Rudyard Kipling, called “The White Seal.” The story begins with the mother seal singing a lullaby to her pup, and this poem is what she sings. Whitacre composed the music.
The Seal Lullaby Lyrics
Ooh...
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
Asleep in the arms
Of the slow swinging seas
Ooh...
The Seal Lullaby Q&A
Who wrote The Seal Lullaby's ?
The Seal Lullaby was written by Rudyard Kipling.
What did Eric Whitacre say about "The Seal Lullaby"?
From the composer’s website:
Soon after the {ASCAP musical theater] workshop I received a call from a major film studio. Stephen had recommended me to them and they wanted to know if I might be interested in writing music for an animated feature. I was incredibly excited, said yes, and took the mee...