英国剑桥公爵夫人凯特即将于7月份迎来自己的第一个孩子 【每日邮报】

作曲家保罗•米勒 【每日邮报】

摇篮曲将由新西兰古典音乐女高音海莉•薇斯特拉演唱 【每日邮报】

　　The Baby of Cambridge may not be born yet, but he (or she) has already received his (or her) first musical dedication - a lullaby。

　　A composer who wrote a piece of music for Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding has written a lullaby for their baby, due in July, to be sung by classical superstar Hayley Westenra。

　　Paul Mealor, who also wrote the chart-topping Wherever You Are for Gareth Malone's Military Wives choir, said he has written the tune Sleep On because it seemed a natural progression to accompany the next stage of their married life。

　　Westenra has included the song on a new album of lullabies and a copy is to be sent to the couple to help them through any sleepless nights with their new arrival, and she has dedicated the album to the royal baby。

　　Mealor, who also wrote the chart-topping Wherever You Are for the Military Wives choir, was commissioned to write Ubi Caritas for the wedding two years ago and was regarded as one of the musical highlights。

　　The 37-year-old said: 'After writing music for the Royal Wedding it seemed natural to provide the musical accompaniment for the next stage of the royal couple's journey together.'

　　Westenra's new album, called Hushabye, is designed to calm parents and children alike with calming tunes such as Hushabye Mountain and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and is being released in June。

　　Westenra, who has performed for the Prince of Wales, said: 'Paul and I got together to work on a song called Sleep On in honour of William and Kate's new arrival as it's such a joyous occasion which we can all celebrate.'

　　英国剑桥公爵夫人凯特和威廉王子的宝宝还有两个月才出生，但他(或她)已经收到了人生的第一份音乐礼物——一首摇篮曲。

　　这首摇篮曲由37岁的威尔士作曲家保罗•米勒创作。米勒在两年前曾为凯特和威廉的婚礼创作了乐曲《赞美诗》。米勒说：“在创作了婚礼乐曲之后，很自然的，我就想创作新的音乐来伴随皇室夫妇进入他们人生的下一段历程。”

　　这首献给将于七月出生的王室宝宝的摇篮曲《睡吧》由女高音歌唱家海莉•薇斯特拉演唱。薇斯特拉将其录制在将于下月发行的新专辑里，送给王室的准爸爸和准妈妈。这张摇篮曲专辑将帮助他们度过宝宝到来后一些难以入睡的夜晚。薇斯特拉也将这张新专辑献给皇室宝宝。

　　海莉•薇斯特拉1987年出生于新西兰，是当今世界乐坛著名的古典乐与流行音乐跨界女高音歌唱家。她曾为威廉的父亲，英国王储查尔斯王子演唱。她说：“保罗和我很荣兴能将这首《睡吧》献给威廉和凯特的宝宝。这真是个值得庆祝的大喜事。”(编译：李珅)