Dormi, Jesu

Composed by Jacqueline Hairston
"Dormi, Jesu" is a traditional lullaby from Chile, as sung by the indigenous Araucanian peoples with music by Jacqueline Hairston.

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Dormi, Jesu. Mater ridet
Quae tam dulcem somnum videt,
Dormi, Jesu, dormi Jesu, blandule.
Dormi, Jesu, dormi Jesu, dormi Jesu blandule.
Dormi, Jesu, dormi Jesu, dormi Jesu blandule.
Si non dormis, Mater plorat,
Inter fila cantans orat,
Blande, veni, blande, veni somnule.
Dormi, Jesu, dormi Jesu, blandule.
Dormi, Jesu, dormi Jesu, dormi Jesu blandule.
Dormi, Jesu, dormi Jesu, dormi Jesu blandule.