tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-911707550436621468.post5418483383476595289..comments2023-07-18T19:52:35.156+10:00Comments on another something: The seal lullabySimone R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05248239853519762027noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-911707550436621468.post-44887614457608776552013-10-17T10:16:05.059+10:002013-10-17T10:16:05.059+10:00That really is beautiful. My parents owned a copy...That really is beautiful. My parents owned a copy of "Songs from Books", a complete collection of the songs Kipling interspersed with his stories. It left home with me at 18 and I still have it. In my youth I wrote tunes to quite a few of them, but none of them were anywhere near as lovely as this one. Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11272544252649766985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-911707550436621468.post-67808757691590897642013-10-14T22:20:49.956+10:002013-10-14T22:20:49.956+10:00Kipling! He turns up in all sorts of odd places.
...Kipling! He turns up in all sorts of odd places. <br /><br />If only the world had been given the Kiplings instead of the Wiggles...Anthony Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16277745466192451883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-911707550436621468.post-74223297112273294702013-10-14T22:17:53.718+10:002013-10-14T22:17:53.718+10:00Gordon, you should see a doctor about that ;-)Gordon, you should see a doctor about that ;-)Anthony Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16277745466192451883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-911707550436621468.post-90818964274719546692013-10-13T07:20:21.091+10:002013-10-13T07:20:21.091+10:00Aw, lovely. I think anyone who has talked to their...Aw, lovely. I think anyone who has talked to their baby using baby talk knows that nonsense can be meaningful. Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09657340578955726604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-911707550436621468.post-13749414042892286532013-10-12T19:52:43.567+10:002013-10-12T19:52:43.567+10:00yeah was about to say something like anthony dougl...yeah was about to say something like anthony douglas. We've sung this, people love it, you just don't want to think about the fluffy toy words.<br />Gordon Chenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07588151868151940982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-911707550436621468.post-58888759725124107362013-10-11T23:12:12.567+10:002013-10-11T23:12:12.567+10:00Oh, my Em will love to see this! It was our favour...Oh, my Em will love to see this! It was our favourite poem when she was about 4... weary wee flipperling!Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00770272158824695696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-911707550436621468.post-91146532893026271902013-10-11T21:27:38.252+10:002013-10-11T21:27:38.252+10:00I have sung this in choir. It is beautiful - with...I have sung this in choir. It is beautiful - with a slightly tricky alto partwide eyedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15360956193065273571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-911707550436621468.post-48479668150888929042013-10-11T10:40:44.997+10:002013-10-11T10:40:44.997+10:00You can read the story of the song here: http://er...You can read the story of the song here: http://ericwhitacre.com/music-catalog/satb-choral/the-seal-lullabysimone rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16626356778188873309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-911707550436621468.post-34316012423382488802013-10-11T10:07:28.304+10:002013-10-11T10:07:28.304+10:00...which demonstrates, I think, that it is possibl......which demonstrates, I think, that it is possible for the same thing to be both sublime and ridiculous! Very sweet piece - thanks for the musical interlude in my day :)Anthony Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16277745466192451883noreply@blogger.com