Calypso Lullaby

Based on Mary’s Little Boy Child

Words and music by
1 = G, Buoyantly q = ca. 128 JESTER HAIRSTON

| INTRO 8 BAR |

9 mp

SA | 0 5 . 5 1 1 | 6 4 . 2 . 6 . 6 | 5 7 6 4 3 | . . . 0 |
On a clear and starry night, on a hill-side far away, ___________________
Pa - da ma - lam berbintang, di te - pi bu - kit nan jauh. ________________
TB | 0 5 . 5 1 1 | 6 4 . 2 . 6 . 6 | 5 7 6 4 3 | . . . 0 |

13

SA | 5 3 2 1 | 6 4 . 2 . 6 6 | 5 1 7 1 2 1 | . . . 0 |
Shepherds saw a golden light, and they heard the an - gels say: _________________
Gem – ba - la pun mendengar para ma - lai - kat nyanyi
TB | 5 3 2 1 | 6 4 . 2 . 6 6 | 5 1 7 1 2 1 | . . . 0 |

17 mf

S | 0 3 . 3 4 4 2 | 0 2 . 3 . 2 | 1 3 2 1 7 | . . 0 6 |
A | 0 5 . 5 6 6 5 | 0 5 . 5 . 5 | 6 5 4 6 5 | . . 0 6 |
“Al - le - lu - ia, shout for joy,” sweet mu - sic fills the sky. The
“Ha - le - lu - ya, ber - su - ka!” ber - ge - ma di langit. Ma -
TB | 0 1 . 1 2 2 7 | 0 7 . 1 . 7 | 6 1 2 2 2 | . . 0 4 |

21

S | 5 3 2 1 | 6 4 . 2 . 0 6 | 5 1 7 1 2 1 | . . . 0 |
A | 5 5 7 7 | 6 4 . 2 . 0 6 | 5 5 5 5 5 | . . . 0 |
heav - ens ring while angels sing a Christmas lul - laby.
lai - kat ber - nya - nyi lembut la - gu tuk sang bayi.
TB | 3 1 2 3 | 4 4 . 2 . 0 4 | 3 3 2 3 4 3 | . . . 0

25 mp sweetly
S | 1 . 3 . | 4 . 4 . 3 2 | 7 . 6 . | 5 . . 0 |
A | 1 . 5 . | 6 . 6 . 5 4 | 5 . 4 . | 3 . . 0 |
Sleep, sleep, sleep, lit - tle one, rest your head.
Ti - dur, Ba - yi ke – cil, ti - dur - lah.
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29

S | 5 1 2 3 | 4 4 . 4 . 3 2 | 1 . 7 . | 1 . . . |
A | 3 . 4 5 | 6 6 . 6 . 5 4 | 5 . 5 . | 5 . . . |
| 3 . 4 . | 3 . . . |
Dream of peace on earth in your man - ger bed.
Da - mai di bu - mi, dalam ti - dur - Mu.

33

INTERLUDE | 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |

36 mf

SA | 0 5 . 5 1 1 | 6 4 . 2 . 6 6 | 5 7 6 . 4 . 3 | . . . 0 |
An - gels filled the ev’ning sky and with joy be - gan to sing:
Ma - lai - kat di angka - sa, suka - ci - ta ber - nya - nyi:
TB | 0 5 . 5 1 1 | 6 1 . 2 . 1 1 | 7 7 6 . 7 . 1 | . . . 0 |

40

SA | 5 3 2 1 | 6 4 . 2 . 6 6 | 5 1 7 1 2 1 | . . . . |
“Glo - ry be to God on high! Let the bells of heaven ring!: _________________
“Ke - mu - lia - an bagi Dia!” Surga pun ber - so - raklah:
TB | 5 3 2 3 | 4 4 . 2 . 4 4 | 3 3 2 3 4 3 | . . . . |

44 f

S | 0 3 . 3 4 4 2 | 0 2 . 3 . 2 | 1 3 2 1 7 | . . 0 6 |
A | 0 5 . 5 6 6 5 | 0 5 . 5 . 5 | 6 5 4 6 5 | . . 0 6 |
“Al - le - lu - ia, shout for joy,” sweet mu - sic fills the sky. The
“Ha - le - lu - ya, ber - su - ka!” ber - ge - ma di langit. Ma -
TB | 0 1 . 1 2 2 7 | 0 7 . 1 . 7 | 6 1 2 2 2 | . . 0 4 |

48

S | 5 3 2 1 | 6 4 . 2 . 0 6 | 5 1 7 1 2 1 | . . . 0 |
A | 5 5 7 7 | 6 4 . 2 . 0 6 | 5 5 5 5 5 | . . . 0 |
Heav - ens ring while angels sing a Christmas lul - laby
lai - kat ber - nya - nyi lembut la - gu tuk sang bayi.
TB | 3 1 2 3 | 4 4 . 2 . 0 4 | 3 3 2 3 4 3 | . . . 0 |

52

INTERLUDE 1 = A♭ | 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |

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54 f

SA | 0 5 5 5 1 1 6 | . 4 . 2 . 6 | 5 7 6 4 3 | . . . 0 4 |
It came upon the midnight clear, that glorious song of old, from
Di malam sunyi ber - ge - ma, nya - nyi - an mu - li - a, Ma -
TB | 0 5 5 5 1 1 6 | . 1 . 2 . 1 | 7 7 6 7 1 | . . . 0 2 |

58

S | 5 3 2 1 | 6 4 . 2 . 0 6 | 5 1 7 1 2 1 | . . . 0 |
A | 5 3 2 1 | 6 4 . 2 . 0 6 | 5 3 2 3 4 3 | . . . 0 |
an - gels bending near the earth to touch their harps of gold. _________________
lai - kat tu - run mende – kat de - ngan be - ri - tanya. __________________
TB | 3 1 2 1 | 6 1 . 2 . 0 6 | 5 5 5 5 1 | . . . 0 |

62

S | 0 3 . 3 4 4 2 | 0 2 . 3 . 2 | 1 3 2 1 7 | . . 0 6 |
A | 0 5 . 5 6 6 5 | 0 5 . 5 . 5 | 6 5 4 6 5 | . . 0 4 |
“Al - le - lu - ia, shout for joy,” sweet mu - sic fills the sky. The
“Ha - le - lu - ya, ber - su - ka!” ber - ge - ma di langit. Ma -
TB | 0 1 . 1 2 2 7 | 0 7 . 1 . 7 | 6 1 2 2 2 | . . 0 2 |

66

S | 5 3 2 1 | 6 4 . 2 . 0 6 | 5 1 7 1 2 1 | . . . 0 |
A | 3 5 4 3 | 4 4 . 2 . 0 4 | 3 3 2 3 4 3 | . . . 0 |
Heav - ens ring while angels sing a Christmas lul - laby. ____________________
lai - kat ber - nya - nyi lembut la - gu tuk sang bayi. ___________________
TB | 1 1 7 7 | 6 1 . 2 . 0 2 | 1 1 5 6 7 1 | . . . 0 |

70 mp sweetly
S | 1 . 3 . | 4 . 4 . 3 2 | 7 . 6 . | 5 . . 0 |
A | 1 . 5 . | 6 . 6 . 5 4 | 5 . 4 . | 3 . . 0 |
Sleep, sleep, sleep, lit - tle one, rest your head.
Ti - dur, Ba - yi ke – cil, ti - dur - lah.

74 mf

S | 5 1 2 3 | 4 4 . 4 . 3 2 | 1 . 7 . | 1 . . . |
A | 3 . 4 5 | 6 6 . 6 . 5 4 | 5 . 5 . | 5 . . . |
| 3 . 4 . | 3 . . . |
Dream of peace on earth in your man - ger bed.
Da - mai di bu - mi, dalam ti - dur - Mu.

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78 f

S | 0 3 . 3 4 4 2 | 0 2 . 3 . 2 | 1 3 2 1 7 | . . 0 6 |
A | 0 5 . 5 6 6 5 | 0 5 . 5 . 5 | 6 5 4 6 5 | . . 0 4 |
“Al - le - lu - ia, shout for joy,” sweet mu - sic fills the sky. The
“Ha - le - lu - ya, ber - su - ka!” ber - ge - ma di langit. Ma -
TB | 0 1 . 1 2 2 7 | 0 7 . 1 . 7 | 6 1 2 2 2 | . . 0 2 |

82

S | 5 3 2 1 | 6 4 . 2 . 0 6 | 5 . 1 . | 7 1 2 . |
A | 3 5 4 3 | 4 4 . 2 . 0 4 | 3 . 3 . | 4 . 4 . |
Heav - ens ring while angels sing a Christ - mas lul - la -
lai - kat ber - nya - nyi lembut la - gu tuk sang ba -
TB | 1 1 7 7 | 6 1 . 2 . 0 2 | 1 . 5 . | 5 6 7 . |

86 Rall.

S | 1 . . . | 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
A | 3 . . . | 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
by. ____________________
yi. ____________________
TB | 1 . . . | 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |

90 Freely mp Rit.
S | 0 5 6 1 | 2 . 3 . | 1 . . . | . . . . ||
A | 0 5 4 4 | 4 . 4 . | 5 . . . | . . . . ||
| 4 . 4 . | 3 . . . | . . . . ||
A Christmas lul - la - by. _______________________________________________
La - gu tuk sang Ba - yi. ________________________________________________
TB | 0 5 6 6 | 6 . 7 . | 1 . . . | . . . . ||

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