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Lullaby/Psychometry: Away From The Roll of The Sea - Proginoskes - 10-06-2025
This is a beautiful song by Allister MacGillivray. I'm thinking specifically about the SATB choral arrangement by the composer.
Quote:Small craft in a harbour that's still and serene
Give no indication what their ways have been.
They rock at their moorings all nestled in dreams,
Away from the roll of the sea.
Their stern lines are groaning a lullaby air,
A ghost in the cuddy, a gull on the spar,
But never they whisper of journeys afar,
Away from the roll of the sea.
Oh, had they the tongues for to speak,
What tales of adventure they'd weave.
But now they are anchored to sleep,
And slumber alee.
Come fair winds to wake them tomorrow, we pray;
Come harvest aplenty to them every day,
'Til guided by harbour lights they're home to stay,
Away from the roll of the sea.
Oh, had they the tongues for to speak,
What tales of adventure they'd weave.
But now they are anchored to sleep,
And slumber alee.
Come fair winds to wake them tomorrow, we pray;
Come harvest aplenty to them every day,
'Til guided by harbour lights they're home to stay,
Away from the roll of the sea.
Away from the roll of the sea.
As a lullaby, this song improves the restfulness and ease of all sleep in Doug's AoE. This "improved rest" effect also applies to vehicles and machinery at rest, automagically performing minor regular maintenance. But vehicles under this effect, especially small working boats, will "talk" to Doug "in their sleep", allowing him to learn about what happened on or around them since the last time they were in harbour (or equivalent, for non-watercraft vehicles).
RE: Lullaby/Psychometry: Away From The Roll of The Sea - Bob Schroeck - 04-06-2026
Works for me.
The choral arrangement is nice, although the lyrics are hard to understand without a cheat sheet to read along with. Reminds me a bit of a performance of "All Through the Night" by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir we have in our MP3 collection.