The Crown
Summary
InThe Crown’sseason 6 coda , one climactic scene features a song entitled " Sleep , Dearie , Sleep , " and there ’s a deeper substance to the song . Queen Elizabeth , now 80 years old , spends a second alone in Westminster Abbey , the church in which almost all British milkweed butterfly have been laid to balance . As the song plays , she picture her own coffin , and vernal versions of herself ( portray by Olivia Coleman and Claire Foy , who dally the Queen in earlier seasons of the show ) appear behind her , momentarilybringing back every doer who played Queen Elizabeth onThe Crown . Queen Elizabeth — and , by extension , the interview — reflects on her reign as the swell bagpipe melody anchor ring through the Abbey .
The Crownseason 6 ’s level ends in 2005 , almost two 10 before the Queen ’s real overtaking in 2022 at the years of 96 . Therefore , Queen Elizabeth ’s expiry is not portray in the show . However , this final view use as a tribute to the real Queen , whose last is still saucy in the mind of the British populace . Viewership ofThe Crownspiked after Queen Elizabeth ’s last , putting insistence on showrunners to handle the topic delicately . Alongside the apparitions of the casket and the Queen ’s preceding selves , the bagpipe song predict the monarch ’s future ; " Sleep , Dearie , Sleep " is a direct reference to Queen Elizabeth ’s real - life funeral service of process at Westminster Abbey .
“Sleep, Dearie, Sleep” Played During Queen Elizabeth’s Funeral
When Queen Elizabeth II ’s state funeral was held at Westminster Abbey , the lavish serve concluded with a performance of " Sleep , Dearie , Sleep " by the Queen ’s personal bagpipe player , Pipe Major Paul Burns . The song was played after the interior hymn and before the Queen ’s casket was carried out of the Abbey for the funeral procession to Wellington Arch . The inclusion body of " Sleep , Dearie , Sleep " inThe Crown’sfinale was a tribute to this powerful moment , the existent version of which was film and can be streamed on YouTube .
The Queen ’s funeral feature a wealthiness of other hymns and anthems , including some from the Queen ’s enthronisation and wedding as well as two ( " Like As the Hart " by Judith Weir and " Who Shall Separate Us ? " by James MacMillan ) commission specifically for the funeral . However , " Sleep , Dearie , Sleep " was prefer forThe Crownlikely because it was the last Song dynasty play at the service before the Queen ’s funeral advancement departed . This makes " Sleep , Dearie , Sleep " the obvious alternative to accompany the last setting ofThe Crown;it imply the end of an epoch , the climax of a prospicient and complicated initiative .
Real Meaning Of “Sleep, Dearie, Sleep” Explained
" Sleep , Dearie , Sleep " was play as a bagpipe instrumental at the Queen ’s funeral , andThe Crownmirrors this selection , omitting the dustup of the original song . adapt from a traditional Scotch cradlesong , the song recommend its subject , a soldier , to go to sopor after what the listener can take has been a long and unmanageable twenty-four hours at war . In the context of Queen Elizabeth ’s sovereignty , the vocal becomes a bit more metaphorical , but the meaning remains the same : after seven decades of service as the Queen of the United Kingdom , the call is telling Elizabeth II that it is fourth dimension for her to rest .
" Sleep , Dearie , quietus " lyric
" Sodger , lie doon on yer itty-bitty mess drinking straw / It ’s no very broad and it ’s no very braw / But , Sodger , it ’s effective than naething at a ' , / Sae sleep , Sodger , sleep . "
Where To Listen To “Sleep, Dearie, Sleep”
Though the official bagpipe rendition of " Sleep , Dearie , Sleep " from Queen Elizabeth ’s funeral is not available on streaming platform ( aside from the YouTube time ) , the version from the show is available on Spotify and Apple Music . The Sung appears onThe Crown ’s prescribed soundtrack as " Leave You To It ( Sleep , Dearie , Sleep ) . " It can also be come up on YouTube , both as an audio cartroad and as a cartridge clip from the show , featuring the aroused final scene .
Because it was meant to evoke the tangible closing curtain of the Queen ’s funeral , The Crownsoundtrack rendering of the Song dynasty is a soul-stirring bagpipe instrumental . Many other bagpipe - only rendition by various artists are available on Spotify and Apple Music . However , since the song is a traditional Scots lullaby , multiple different interpretation and adaptations can also be base across the cyberspace .
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