Softly We Sing

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Annotation

Brahms’ Lullaby is misspelled as Brahm’s Lullaby on the packaging.

Annotation last modified on 2022-06-10 16:05 UTC.

Tracklist

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1All the Pretty Little Horses
arranger:
Hal Wright
recording of:
All the Pretty Little Horses
lyricist and composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 6705)
2:55
2Rock-A-Bye Baby
arranger:
Hal Wright
recording of:
Rock-a-bye Baby
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 2768)
2:47
3Brahms’ Lullaby
arranger:
Hal Wright
recording of:
The Cradle Song (Brahms’ Lullaby)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
translator:
Natalia Macfarren
included in:
Don’t Wake Your Mom (Shari Lewis video)
translated version of:
5 Lieder, op. 49: Nr. 4. Wiegenlied “Guten Abend, gute Nacht” (original for voice and piano)
2:21
4Golden Slumbers
arranger:
Hal Wright
recording of:
May Fair (Golden Slumbers “traditional” setting)
lyricist:
Thomas Dekker (English writer)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
William Chappell
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: V18438)
is based on:
Cradle Song (“Golden Slumbers” poem)
is based on:
The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Air. "O Polly, you might have toy'd and kissed" (Mrs Peachum, Polly)
2:09
5Go to Sleep
arranger:
Hal Wright
recording of:
Suliram
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translated version of:
Suliram
3:19
6Hush, Little Baby
arranger:
Hal Wright
recording of:
Hush, Little Baby (lullaby, popularized as "Mockingbird")
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 470)
2:22
7Dance to Your Daddy
arranger:
Hal Wright
2:09
8All Through the Night
arranger:
Hal Wright
recording of:
All Through the Night (Boulton lyrics)
lyricist:
Harold Boulton (in 1884)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25778)
version of:
Ar hyd y nos (All Through the Night, traditional Welsh air (no lyrics))
3:08
9Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
arranger:
Hal Wright
recording of:
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
lyricist:
Jane Taylor (poet, most famous for “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 7666)
is based on:
Ah ! Vous dirai‐je, maman
part of:
TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR
2:02
10Sou Gan
arranger:
Hal Wright
recording of:
Lullaby (Suo Gân)
translated version of:
Suo Gân
2:45
11Now the Day Is Over
arranger:
Hal Wright
partial recording of:
Now the Day Is Over (Hymn)
lyricist:
Sabine Baring‐Gould
composer:
Sir Joseph Barnby (English composer and conductor) (in 1868)
2:16
12Sleep, Baby Sleep
arranger:
Hal Wright
recording of:
Sleep, Baby, Sleep
translated version of:
Schlaf, Kindlein, schlaf
3:07
13All the Pretty Little Horses (instrumental)
arranger:
Hal Wright
instrumental recording of:
All the Pretty Little Horses
lyricist and composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 6705)
2:55
14Rock-A-Bye Baby (instrumental)
arranger:
Hal Wright
instrumental recording of:
Rock-a-bye Baby
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 2768)
2:48
15Brahms’ Lullaby (instrumental)
arranger:
Hal Wright
instrumental recording of:
The Cradle Song (Brahms’ Lullaby)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
translator:
Natalia Macfarren
included in:
Don’t Wake Your Mom (Shari Lewis video)
translated version of:
5 Lieder, op. 49: Nr. 4. Wiegenlied “Guten Abend, gute Nacht” (original for voice and piano)
2:21
16Golden Slumbers (instrumental)
arranger:
Hal Wright
instrumental recording of:
May Fair (Golden Slumbers “traditional” setting)
lyricist:
Thomas Dekker (English writer)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
William Chappell
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: V18438)
is based on:
Cradle Song (“Golden Slumbers” poem)
is based on:
The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Air. "O Polly, you might have toy'd and kissed" (Mrs Peachum, Polly)
2:09
17Go to Sleep (instrumental)
arranger:
Hal Wright
instrumental recording of:
Suliram
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translated version of:
Suliram
3:20
18Hush, Little Baby (instrumental)
arranger:
Hal Wright
instrumental recording of:
Hush, Little Baby (lullaby, popularized as "Mockingbird")
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 470)
2:22
19Dance to Your Daddy (instrumental)
arranger:
Hal Wright
2:09
20All Through the Night (instrumental)
arranger:
Hal Wright
instrumental recording of:
All Through the Night (Boulton lyrics)
lyricist:
Harold Boulton (in 1884)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25778)
version of:
Ar hyd y nos (All Through the Night, traditional Welsh air (no lyrics))
3:08
21Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (instrumental)
arranger:
Hal Wright
instrumental recording of:
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
lyricist:
Jane Taylor (poet, most famous for “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 7666)
is based on:
Ah ! Vous dirai‐je, maman
part of:
TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR
2:03
22Sou Gan (instrumental)
arranger:
Hal Wright
instrumental recording of:
Lullaby (Suo Gân)
translated version of:
Suo Gân
2:45
23Now the Day Is Over (instrumental)
arranger:
Hal Wright
instrumental recording of:
Now the Day Is Over (Hymn)
lyricist:
Sabine Baring‐Gould
composer:
Sir Joseph Barnby (English composer and conductor) (in 1868)
2:15
24Sleep, Baby Sleep (instrumental)
arranger:
Hal Wright
instrumental recording of:
Sleep, Baby, Sleep
translated version of:
Schlaf, Kindlein, schlaf
3:06

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