About This Song
About "Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28 : Britten: Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: V. Balulalow" by Anthony Way
Britten's 'Balulalow' is a lullaby sung from the edge of a manger and a precipice. Way's solo pierces the harp's gentle shimmer, the Latin text a hushed secret—tenderness held in tension with the cold, vast night outside the stable.