Martha Angelici sings Maurice Delage (4)

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1. "Bénarès" from "Quatre poèmes hindous" No. 1 2. "Lahore" from "Quatre poèmes hindous", No. 2 3. "Madras" from "Quatre poèmes hindous", No. 3 4. "Maktah - Berceuse du phoque" (Lullaby of the Seal) from "Trois chants de la Jungle" Maurice Delage (1878-1961), a friend and student of Ravel, composed the "Hindu Songs" for soprano, string quartet, wind quartet and piano in 1913. The "Jungle Songs" in 1934. "Seal Lullaby": Oh! hush thee, my baby, the night is behind us, And black are the waters that sparkled so green. The moon, o'er the combers, looks downward to find us At rest in the hollows that rustle between. Where billow meets billow, then soft be thy pillow, Ah, weary wee flipperling, curl at thy ease! The storm shall not wake thee, nor shark overtake thee, Asleep in the arms of the slow-swinging seas! -- Rudyard Kipling

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rudyard, kipling, martha, angelici

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