the seal lullaby
DESCRIPTION
Eric Whitacre, SSAA, coro femeninoTRANSCRIPT
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SOPRANO I Ooh,
ooh,
ooh,
SOPRANO II Ooh,
ooh,
ooh,
ALTO Ooh,
ooh,
ooh,
PIANO
RUDYARD KIPLING
Simply, with a little rubato
THE SEAL LULLABY
ERIC WHITACRE
loco
loco
pedal generouslythroughout
ooh,
ooh
ooh,
ooh
ooh,
ooh
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Oh!
hush
thee,
my
ba -
by,
the
Oh!
hush
thee,
my
ba -
by,
the
12
2
night
is
be -
hind
us,
And
black
are
the
wa -
ters
that
spark-
led
so
night
is
be -
hind
us,
And
black
wa
-
ters
spark
-
led
And
black
wa -
ters
spark -
led
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green.
The
moon
o'er
the
comb -
ers,
looks
down-
ward
to
green.
The
moon
o'er
the
comb -
ers,
looks
down -
ward
to
green.
The
moon
looks
to
23 3
find
us
At
rest
in
the
hol -
lows
that
rus-
tie
be -
tween.
Where
find
us
At
rest
in
hol -
lows
that
rus-
tie
be -
tween.
Where
find
us
At
rest
in
hol -
lows
that
rus -
tie
be
-
tween.
Where
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bil-
low
meets
bil -
low,
there
soft
be
thy
pil -
low;
Ah
wea -
ry
wee
bil-
low
meets
bil -
low,
there
soft
be
thy
pil -
low;
Ah
wea -
ry
bil-
low
meets
bil -
low,
there
soft
be
thy
pil -
low;
Ah
wea -
ry
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4
flip -
per -
ling
curl
at
thy
ease!
The
storm
shall
not
flip-
per-
ling
curl
at
thy
ease!
The
storm
shall
not
flip -
per-
ling
curl
at
thy
ease!
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wake
thee,
nor
shark
o -
ver
-
take
thee,
A -
sleep
in
the
wake
thee,
nor
shark
o -
ver
-
take
thee,
A -
sleep
in
the
nor
shark
o -
ver -
take
thee,
A-
sleep
in
the
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arms
of
the
slow -
swing -
ing
seas,
a -
sleep
in
the
arms
of
the
slow -
swing -
ing
seas,
a -
sleep
in
the
arms
of
the
slow -
swing -
ing
seas,
a -
sleep
in
the
45 rit.
rit.
arms
of
the
slow-
swing -
ing
seas
ooh,
arms
of
the
slow-
swing -
ing
seas
ooh,
arms
of
the
slow-
swing -
ing
seas
ooh,
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6
a tempo
a tempo
ooh,
ooh,
ooh,
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_______
ooh,
ooh,
ooh,
ooh,
ooh,
ooh,
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7
ooh,
ooh,
ooh,
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ooh,
ooh,
ooh,
ooh,
ooh,
ooh,
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8
rit a tempo
ooh,
ooh,
ooh,
ooh,
ooh,
ooh,
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