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berceuse

[ French ber-sœz ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Music.

, plural ber·ceuses [be, r, -, sœz].

berceuse

/ bɛrsøz /

1875–80; < French, equivalent to berc ( er ) to rock + -euse -euse

C19: from French: lullaby, from bercer to rock

Every violinist plays, or ought to play, his delicious "Berceuse."

When d'Albert plays Chopin's Berceuse, beautifully, it is a lullaby for healthy male children growing too big for the cradle.

As she passed each corpse she knelt beside it and sang the foolish little berceuse that Poitou mothers sing to their babies.

The plaintive melody of the berceuse rang in her ears on duty and off, till at last she could stand it no longer.

If you would like some more, I will play you the Berceuse now.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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