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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
NORWEGIAN CRADLE-SONG, by NATANAEL FRANSEN First Line: Hush, hush / baby grows quiet under mother's kiss Last Line: Up to a loving father's eye. | |||
Hush, hush! Baby grows quiet under mother's kiss, Hush, hush! The flower is shutting its bud anew, Baby is shutting his eyes up too-- What, does the rogue peep again at this? Good little baby, who will not cry, But nestling close in his cradle lie, While mother looks down at him, standing by. Hush, hush! Mother is lulling her child, and sings, Hush, hush! The bird lies safe in his downy nest, The babe in his cradle is finding rest; He cares not a whit for popes or kings, Or lordly castles, high and strong, Since under mother's hand and song His world moves peacefully along! Hush, hush! Baby is sleeping and mother sings, Hush, hush! No one can harm thee, my darling, here, While near is thy mother's heart, so near! But soon the bird will get him wings. Fly far away from my shelt'ring breast-- Can I tell whither, and what the quest, Or where at last he will find his rest? Hush, hush! Sleep--and awake under mother's kiss. Hush, hush! Thine innocenee still sleeps sorrow-free, And thy mother's eye is over thee; But when at thy waking thou shalt miss That tender watcher sitting by, Look then with faith and hope on high, Up to a loving Father's eye. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE WORD OF AN ENGINEER by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON SONNET: 151 by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE FOR THE YOUNGEST by CHARLES WESLEY FAMILIARITY by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN A SEA-SIDE WALK by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING LIFE AND LOVE by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING ST. MARTIN'S SUMMER by ROBERT BROWNING A MEMORIAL ABSTRACT OF A SERMON PREACHED ON PROVERBS, XX, 27 by JOHN BYROM |
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