THE

SEAL LULLABY
RUDYARD KIPLING

  3
ERIC WHITACRE

    4            
 
 = 66

 
 
SOPRANO

 3
  4 
   
Ooh, ooh, ooh,

        
 
ALTO

 3 
    4          
Ooh, ooh, ooh,
 
TENOR

    43      
     
 
Ooh, ooh, ooh,
 

  8     8 
BASS

   3            
 4    
Ooh ooh, ooh,



loco loco





     


     43    

      
  
PIANO  






  


 
pedal generously throughout

      
          
7


   
    
ooh, ooh,

              


           
ooh, ooh,

          
   
ooh,

 
  

        
         
ooh,

         
  
             
      
    

     
               
13


 
 
               
Oh! hush thee, my ba by, the night is be


 
      
  
Oh! hush thee, my ba by, the night is be

        
 
  
             

  
         
        
    

 
              
    


19
 

         
        
hind us, And black are the wa ters that spark kled so green. The

   
 


             
hind us, And wa ters spark led so green. The
 

           

     
And black was ters spark led green. The


 

          
      
    
  
  
And black water ters spark led so green. The

 
   

  

  

 
   


 
 


2
   
              
 
24


 
          
moon o'er comb ers, looks down ward to find us At

      
  
            
   
moon looks to find us At

          
    
 
moon looks to find us At


 
   find
 
      

   
   
moon looks to us At

 
         
  
      
   


   
         

 
28

       
rest in the hol lows that rus tle be tween.

        


              
   
rest in hol lows that rus tle be tween

            
  
rest in hol lows that rus tle be tween




      
   
     
            
rest. Where bil low meets

   
        
    
            
  


3
    
          
 
33


            
Ah wea ry wee flip per ling

 


      
     
Ah wea ry flip per ling curl




       
           
 
Ah wea ry flip per ling

 



   low;
     flip
  
 
 
   

   
bil low, there soft he thy pil wea ry per ling


 
  
    
         
   
  


          
        

38


  
          
curl at thy ease! nor shark o ver

   


 
              
at thy ease! nor shark o ver




     
           
     
curl at thy ease! The storm shall not wake thee,

 


  
   
             
 
curl at thy ease! The storm shall not wake thee,

 
 
      
      
           
     
 

4
   
          
        
43

 
        
take thee, A sleep in the arms of the slow swing ing seas, a

           


  
               
take thee, A sleep in the arms of the slow swing ing seas, a


           
   
  
A sleep in the arms of the slow swing ing seas,


   
 
           
       
A sleep in the arms of the slow swing ing seas,

    
 
      
       
    

   


     
     
  



     
48 rit. a tempo


 
  
 
sleep arms

   
in the


of the slow swing ing seas.

  


  

          
sleep in the arms of the slow swing ing seas.


       
  
in the arms.

   


           
 
         
in the arms.

  
rit. a tempo

 
  
        

  
 

   


 


5
  
         
  
53



        
ooh, ooh,

      
       
         
ooh, ooh,

             
    
ooh, ooh,

 


          
       

       
 
 
ooh, ooh,

   
           
       
    


     
             
  
59



              
ooh, ooh, ooh,

  


            
     
ooh, ooh, ooh,


               
 
 
ooh, ooh, ooh,


     
               
 


       
  
   
ooh, ooh, ooh,

  
    
              

 
      
 

6
  
      
rit. a tempo

        
65
 


      
ooh, ooh,

         
 

 
            
ooh, ooh,
 


             
   
ooh, ooh,

 
 

 
  ooh,     
    
              
ooh,

     
 
    
     
  
   
       
    
 

 

 
            

71
 


      
ooh, ooh,

  
 


          
ooh, ooh,
 

          
 
ooh, ooh,
 

 8 
   
   
 ooh,

   
   
ooh,


 
           
      
   
 


  