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n. - A quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep.

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  • The most famous berceuse of all is Johannes Brahms' Lullaby.
  • Lullabies written by established classical composers are often given the form-name berceuse, which is French for lullaby, or cradle song.
  • Now, with the blunderbuss business behind him, he turned his mind to several other unusual occurrences in the past few hours, not the least of which was why he had arrived back...
  • Wallux-Weyer - Tender lullaby (tendre berceuse) 06.
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