{"id":6990,"date":"2026-05-27T09:41:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T13:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.northstarmusicllc.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=6990"},"modified":"2026-05-27T20:12:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T00:12:50","slug":"baby-song-of-the-four-winds","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.northstarmusicllc.com\/index.php\/product\/baby-song-of-the-four-winds\/","title":{"rendered":"Baby Song of the Four Winds"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 id=\"duration\">Duration:<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">ca. 3 minutes<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 id=\"vocal-range\">Vocal Range:<\/h3>\n<p>G\u266f3 \u2013 F5 (Mezzo-Soprano)<br \/>\nC4 \u2013 A5 (Soprano)<\/p>\n<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3 et_pb_column_4-divioverlays_987509673 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_5-divioverlays_987509673 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<h3>Program Notes<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_6-divioverlays_987509673 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<p align=\"justify\">This lullaby is from the point of view of the baby, who invites the four winds to be his companions. The gentle south and west winds play with him. Unpredictable, the north wind wakes him up to life. The tranquil east wind brings comfort to this cycle of wakefulness and sleep. It was written for mezzo-soprano Carole Everett to celebrate the birth of Carole and C.J. Everett\u2019s son, Colin Graham Everett.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_7-divioverlays_987509673 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<h3>Text<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_8-divioverlays_987509673 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<p align=\"justify\">Let me be your baby, south wind.<br \/>\nRock me, let me rock, rock me now.<br \/>\nRock me low, rock me warm.<br \/>\nLet me be your baby.<\/p>\n<p>Comb my hair, west wind.<br \/>\nComb me with a cowlick.<br \/>\nOr let me go with a pompadour.<br \/>\nCome on, west wind, make me your baby.<\/p>\n<p>North wind, shake me where I\u2019m foolish.<br \/>\nShake me loose and change my ways.<br \/>\nCool my ears with a blue sea wind.<br \/>\nI\u2019m your baby, make me behave.<\/p>\n<p>And you, east wind, what can I ask?<br \/>\nA fog comfort? A fog to tuck me in?<br \/>\nFix me so and let me sleep.<br \/>\nI\u2019m your baby\u2014and I always was.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014Carl Sandburg, from <em>Good Morning, America<\/em>\u00a0(1928)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBaby Song of the Four Winds\u201d from <em>Good Morning, America<\/em>\u00a01928 and renewed 1956 by Carl Sandburg, performed by permission of Harcourt Brace &amp; Company.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[dflip id=\"6995\"][\/dflip]\n<p>https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/chesterbiscardi\/baby-song-of-the-four-winds<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":6994,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[122,42,26],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-6990","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-chester-biscardi","product_cat-individual-songs","product_cat-mezzosoprano","first","instock","purchasable","product-type-variable"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.northstarmusicllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/6990","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.northstarmusicllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.northstarmusicllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northstarmusicllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.northstarmusicllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northstarmusicllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=6990"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northstarmusicllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=6990"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northstarmusicllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=6990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}