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DANAE'S CRADLE SONG by ANONYMOUS

First Line: "O HUSH THEE, MY CHILD! THY MOTHER BENDS O'ER THEE"
Last Line: MID GRASS AND FLOW'RS THOU WILT PLAY AGAIN
Subject(s): DANAE;MYTHOLOGY - CLASSICAL;
O hush thee, my child! thy mother bends o'er thee,
And clasps to her heart her own, dear son,
She, a proud king's daughter, Zeus' own beloved,
Calls now for aid, forsaken, alone.

This wave-toss'd chest is, alas! thy cradle,
And a wild, weird lullaby chant the gales;
But, tho' all the gods pursue and hate thee,
Thy mother is with thee; her love ne'er fails.

Oh, hush thee, my child! ah! Zeus will hearken,
And guide us safe o'er this pitiless main;
And on other shores, by him protected,
'Mid grass and flow'rs thou wilt play again.



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