Song, by two voices
First Voice.
Who is the baby, that doth lie
Beneath the silken canopy
Of thy blue eye?
Second.
It is young Sorrow, laid asleep
In the crystal-deep.
Both.
Let us sing his lullaby,
Heigho! a sob and a sigh.
First Voice.
What sound is that, so soft, so clear,
Harmonious as a bubbled tear
Bursting, we hear?
Second.
It is young Sorrow, slumber breaking,
Suddenly awaking.
Both.
Let us sing his lullaby,
Heigho! a sob and a sigh.
[Kelsall, 1851]
