"Wynken, Blynken, and Nod" is a poem for children written by American writer and poet Eugene Field and published on March 9, 1889. The original title was "Dutch Lullaby". The poem is a fantasy bed-time story about three children sailing and fishing among the stars from a boat which is a wooden shoe. The names suggest a sleepy child's blinking eyes and nodding head. The spelling of the names, and the "wooden shoe," suggest Dutch language and names, as hinted in the original title.
Wynken, Blynken, and Nod one night sailed off in a wooden shoe — Sailed on a river of crystal light, into a sea of dew. "Where are you going, and what do you wish?" the old moon asked the three. "We have come to fish for the herring fish that live in this beautiful sea; Nets of silver and gold have we!" said Wynken, Blynken, and Nod.
The old moon laughed and sang a song, as they rocked in the wooden shoe, And the wind that sped them all night long ruffled the waves of dew. The little stars were the herring fish that lived in that beautiful sea — "Now cast your nets wherever you wish — never afraid are we"; So cried the stars to the fishermen three: Wynken, Blynken, and Nod.
All night long their nets they threw to the stars in the twinkling foam — Then down from the skies came the wooden shoe, bringing the fishermen home; 'Twas all so pretty a sail, it seemed as if it could not be, And some folks thought 'twas a dream they'd dreamed of sailing that beautiful sea — But I shall name you the fishermen three: Wynken, Blynken, and Nod.
Wynken and Blynken are two little eyes, and Nod is a little head, And the wooden shoe that sailed the skies is a wee one's trundle-bed. So shut your eyes while Mother sings of wonderful sights that be, And you shall see the beautiful things as you rock in the misty sea, Where the old shoe rocked the fishermen three: Wynken, Blynken, and Nod.
Musical adaptationsedit
By 1890, the lyrics had been set to music, by American pianist and composer Ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin. Dan Hornsby recorded this song for BlueBird Records released in the 1930s. David Gude performed the song on his 1961 Vanguard album New Folks.[2]
Tatiana Cameron sings her version on her lullaby album A Chance to Dream (2006).
David Tamulevich (of the folk duo Mustard's Retreat) wrote new original music to the poem, which was subsequently released in 2011 on the Mustard's Retreat CD Living in the Dream. (2011)
Composer Christopher Klaich composed a contemporary lullaby concert setting for soprano Bianca Showalter which has piano or alternatively chamber orchestral accompaniment (circa 2013).
Composer Stephen DeCesare composed an SATB version of the poem, (2013).
Valentine Wolfe released a heavy metal version in their album A Child's Bestiary, (2016).[12]
In the 1993 film Dennis the Menace, Mrs. Wilson recites "Wynken, Blynken, and Nod" to Dennis when she puts him to bed after babysitting him for the day. While she recites the poem, Dennis's parents: Henry and Alice, both of whom are away on business, think about their family from their respective hotel rooms, and the camera focuses on each one of them at the end of the poem, symbolizing Alice as Wynken, Henry as Blynken, and Dennis as Nod. [17]
In 2007, an animated film based on the poem was released by Weston Woods Studios.
In the 2016-2019 series Preacher, DeBlanc sings "Wynken, Blynken, and Nod" to Genesis in an attempt to coax it out of Jesse Custer and back into an empty can of ‘Old Timer’ brand coffee.[18]
Notesedit
^Mabel Landrum's original sculpture was exhibited to critical acclaim at the Art Institute of Chicago. Denver Mayor Robert W. Speer commissioned a marble version in 1918, and a bronze copy is a fountain on the Green in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, dedicated on September 23, 1938.
^"Tracks on New Folks - various artists (November 1961) | SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
^"I Found Other "Wynken Blynken and Nod" Performances by Simon Sisters on YouTube". 18 July 2013.
Napoleon Solo from the 1960s TV spy series The Man from U.N.C.L.E.(TV series) mentions Wynkin, Blynkin and Nod in episode 2 of season 1.
Wikisource has original text related to this article:
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External linksedit
Read the poem on www.famouspoetsandpoems.com
The Wellsboro, PA Chamber of Commerce - History of Wynken, Blynken, and Nod
The Denver Park People - Wynken, Blynken & Nod Sculpture
Disney's Wynken, Blynken, and Nod
Text of Wynken, Blynken and Nod with Maxfield Parrish illustration
Wynken, Blynken, and Nod, Knox College's children's and young adult literary publication 2007-05-13 at the Wayback Machine
Books and Posters of Wynken, Blynken & Nod
The Duel, aka The Gingham Dog and The Calico Cat hear song version of the poem
Wynken, Blynken, and Nod public domain audiobook at LibriVox (multiple versions)
May 02, 2024
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This article is about the poem For the 1938 animated short film see Wynken Blynken and Nod film Wynken Blynken and Nod is a poem for children written by American writer and poet Eugene Field and published on March 9 1889 The original title was Dutch Lullaby The poem is a fantasy bed time story about three children sailing and fishing among the stars from a boat which is a wooden shoe The names suggest a sleepy child s blinking eyes and nodding head The spelling of the names and the wooden shoe suggest Dutch language and names as hinted in the original title Wynken Blynken and Nodby Eugene FieldWynken Blynken and Nod by Mabel Landrum Torrey 1918 formerly a fountain in Washington Park Denver 1 LanguageEnglish Contents 1 Text 2 Musical adaptations 3 References in other artistic works 4 Notes 5 External linksText editWynken Blynken and Nod one night sailed off in a wooden shoe Sailed on a river of crystal light into a sea of dew Where are you going and what do you wish the old moon asked the three We have come to fish for the herring fish that live in this beautiful sea Nets of silver and gold have we said Wynken Blynken and Nod The old moon laughed and sang a song as they rocked in the wooden shoe And the wind that sped them all night long ruffled the waves of dew The little stars were the herring fish that lived in that beautiful sea Now cast your nets wherever you wish never afraid are we So cried the stars to the fishermen three Wynken Blynken and Nod All night long their nets they threw to the stars in the twinkling foam Then down from the skies came the wooden shoe bringing the fishermen home Twas all so pretty a sail it seemed as if it could not be And some folks thought twas a dream they d dreamed of sailing that beautiful sea But I shall name you the fishermen three Wynken Blynken and Nod Wynken and Blynken are two little eyes and Nod is a little head And the wooden shoe that sailed the skies is a wee one s trundle bed So shut your eyes while Mother sings of wonderful sights that be And you shall see the beautiful things as you rock in the misty sea Where the old shoe rocked the fishermen three Wynken Blynken and Nod Musical adaptations editBy 1890 the lyrics had been set to music by American pianist and composer Ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin Dan Hornsby recorded this song for BlueBird Records released in the 1930s David Gude performed the song on his 1961 Vanguard album New Folks 2 In 1963 songwriter Lucy Simon wrote a setting she claimed it was the first song I ever wrote 3 that she recorded with her sister Carly as the Simon Sisters Appearing on their debut album Meet the Simon Sisters 1964 the song became a minor hit for the duo reaching No 73 on the Billboard Pop singles chart 4 and No 20 in Canada 5 The song has been recorded by many artists including The Big 3 featuring Cass Elliot 1963 The Irish Rovers on their album The Life of the Rover 1969 Roger Whittaker on his children s album The Magical World of Roger Whittaker 1975 6 Joanie Bartels on her album Lullaby Magic 1985 Canadian children s entertainer Fred Penner on his album The Cat Came Back 1979 7 and the Doobie Brothers for the children s music compilation In Harmony 1980 Their version also became a minor hit reaching No 76 on the Billboard Pop singles chart 8 and No 31 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart 9 Donovan wrote and sang a musical setting on his children s album H M S Donovan 1971 10 Buffy Saint Marie wrote and sang a version on Sesame Street in 1975 and on her album Sweet America 1976 Children s entertainer Joanie Bartels sang a rendition on her premiere album Lullaby Magic 1985 Producer David Bernard Wolf set the poem for the Barney amp Friends 1995 album Barney s Sleepytime Songs Kevin Roth created a version for his album Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep 1996 11 Tatiana Cameron sings her version on her lullaby album A Chance to Dream 2006 David Tamulevich of the folk duo Mustard s Retreat wrote new original music to the poem which was subsequently released in 2011 on the Mustard s Retreat CD Living in the Dream 2011 Composer Christopher Klaich composed a contemporary lullaby concert setting for soprano Bianca Showalter which has piano or alternatively chamber orchestral accompaniment circa 2013 Composer Stephen DeCesare composed an SATB version of the poem 2013 Valentine Wolfe released a heavy metal version in their album A Child s Bestiary 2016 12 References in other artistic works editAmerican sculptor Mabel Landrum Torrey created Wynken Blynken and Nod Fountain dedicated in 1919 in Denver s Washington Park 13 In 1938 Walt Disney Productions released an eight minute cartoon Wynken Blynken and Nod which stylized the fishermen of the poem as three pajama clad children playing and fishing for star fish among the stars 14 Wynkin Blynkin and Nod are mentioned in the epilogue of the 1945 recording of the Nutcracker Suite by Spike Jones and his City Slickers In 1960 American artist Arthur Kraft created a penguin sculpture named Wynkin Blynkin and Nod for the Glendale Shopping Center in Indianapolis 15 It is currently on display at the Indianapolis Zoo 16 In the 1963 episode Opie the Birdman of The Andy Griffith Show series Opie names his three pet birds Wynken Blynken and Nod Lou Reed references the trio in an early version of the song Satellite of Love performed by The Velvet Underground The lyric is not present on the official release of the song on his later album Transformer In the 1993 film Dennis the Menace Mrs Wilson recites Wynken Blynken and Nod to Dennis when she puts him to bed after babysitting him for the day While she recites the poem Dennis s parents Henry and Alice both of whom are away on business think about their family from their respective hotel rooms and the camera focuses on each one of them at the end of the poem symbolizing Alice as Wynken Henry as Blynken and Dennis as Nod 17 In 2007 an animated film based on the poem was released by Weston Woods Studios In the 2016 2019 series Preacher DeBlanc sings Wynken Blynken and Nod to Genesis in an attempt to coax it out of Jesse Custer and back into an empty can of Old Timer brand coffee 18 Notes edit Mabel Landrum s original sculpture was exhibited to critical acclaim at the Art Institute of Chicago Denver Mayor Robert W Speer commissioned a marble version in 1918 and a bronze copy is a fountain on the Green in Wellsboro Pennsylvania dedicated on September 23 1938 Tracks on New Folks various artists November 1961 SecondHandSongs secondhandsongs com Retrieved May 5 2020 I Found Other Wynken Blynken and Nod Performances by Simon Sisters on YouTube 18 July 2013 Joel Whitburn s Top Pop Singles 1955 1990 ISBN 0 89820 089 X CHUM Hit Parade May 18 1964 This album was only released on LP and only in Canada Discogs The Cat Came Back 1979 vinyl Meow Records MEOW 01 Canada side 01 track 04 Winken Blinken amp Nod Joel Whitburn s Top Pop Singles 1955 1990 ISBN 0 89820 089 X Whitburn Joel 1993 Top Adult Contemporary 1961 1993 Record Research p 75 and recorded it again for his 2002 children s album Pied Piper Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep Kevin Roth Songs Reviews Credits AllMusic AllMusic Valentine Wolfe valentinewolfe com Audio Wynken Blynken And Nod www valentinewolfe com Denver Public Library History Washington Park Neighborhood IMDB Wynken Blynken amp Nod 1938 May 27th Arthur M Kraft Tag Archives sculpture Where did Glendale penguins go Answer is obvious Dennis the Menace Wynkin Blynkin and Nod YouTube Preacher Wynkin Blynkin and Nod YouTube Napoleon Solo from the 1960s TV spy series The Man from U N C L E TV series mentions Wynkin Blynkin and Nod in episode 2 of season 1 nbsp Wikisource has original text related to this article Wynken Blynken and NodExternal links editRead the poem on www famouspoetsandpoems com The Wellsboro PA Chamber of Commerce History of Wynken Blynken and Nod The Denver Park People Wynken Blynken amp Nod Sculpture Disney s Wynken Blynken and Nod Text of Wynken Blynken and Nod with Maxfield Parrish illustration Wynken Blynken and Nod Knox College s children s and young adult literary publication Archived 2007 05 13 at the Wayback Machine Books and Posters of Wynken Blynken amp Nod The Duel aka The Gingham Dog and The Calico Cat hear song version of the poem nbsp Wynken Blynken and Nod public domain audiobook at LibriVox multiple versions Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wynken Blynken and Nod amp oldid 1199826110, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
