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'''Sleep My Baby Dear''' is a lullaby on [[Roshar]]. It was sung to [[Shallan Davar]] by her parents during her childhood. Her [[Lin Davar|father]] sang it to her the night she was forced to killed her [[Shallan's mother|mother]]. Shallan sang it to her father as she strangled him several years later.{{book ref|sa2|10}}
   
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== Lyrics ==
'''Sleep My Baby Dear''' is a lullaby on [[Roshar]].
 
 
 
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|Now go to sleep in chasms deep, with darkness all around you
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Now go to sleep in chasms deep, with darkness all around you<br>
 
 
Though rock and dread may be your bed, so sleep my baby dear<br>
 
Though rock and dread may be your bed, so sleep my baby dear<br>
Now comes the storm, but you’ll be warm, the wind will rock your basket<br>
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Now comes the storm, but you’ll be warm, the wind will rock your basket<br>
 
The crystals fine will glow sublime, so sleep my baby dear<br>
 
The crystals fine will glow sublime, so sleep my baby dear<br>
 
And with a song, it won’t be long, you’ll sleep my baby dear<br>
 
And with a song, it won’t be long, you’ll sleep my baby dear<br>
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|the lyrics{{book ref|sa2|10}}
|the words
 
 
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It was sung to [[Shallan]] by her parents during her childhood.{{book ref|sa2|10}} Her father sang this to her the night she was forced to killed her mother and she sang it to her father as she strangled him.
 
   
 
== Fan Renditions ==
 
== Fan Renditions ==
*[https://www.theblackpiper.com The Black Piper] did an official rendition on the Kaladin album, fully orchestrating Alex Crandall's version
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* [https://www.theblackpiper.com The Black Piper] did an official rendition on the Kaladin album, fully orchestrating Alex Crandall's version
*[https://soundcloud.com/vihartvihart/sleep-my-baby-dear-shallans-lullaby-from-words-of-radiance-by-brandon-sanderson Vi Hart's rendition]
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* [https://soundcloud.com/vihartvihart/sleep-my-baby-dear-shallans-lullaby-from-words-of-radiance-by-brandon-sanderson Vi Hart's rendition]
 
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j43upHCHRdU Alex Crandall's rendition]
 
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j43upHCHRdU Alex Crandall's rendition]
*[https://soundcloud.com/oneporpoise/shallans-lullaby OnePorpoise's rendition]
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* [https://soundcloud.com/oneporpoise/shallans-lullaby OnePorpoise's rendition]
   
 
== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==

Revision as of 16:35, 29 March 2020

Sleep My Baby Dear
Type Lullaby
World of Origin Roshar
Universe Cosmere

Sleep My Baby Dear is a lullaby on Roshar. It was sung to Shallan Davar by her parents during her childhood. Her father sang it to her the night she was forced to killed her mother. Shallan sang it to her father as she strangled him several years later.[1]

Lyrics

Now go to sleep in chasms deep, with darkness all around you

Though rock and dread may be your bed, so sleep my baby dear
Now comes the storm, but you’ll be warm, the wind will rock your basket
The crystals fine will glow sublime, so sleep my baby dear
And with a song, it won’t be long, you’ll sleep my baby dear

—the lyrics[1]

Fan Renditions

Notes

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