Gift for jagwriter78 by kaydeefalls (Pan's Labyrinth)

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Title of vid: Lullaby for a Stormy Night
Recipient: jagwriter78
Vidder: kaydeefalls
Fandom: Pan's Labyrinth
Music: Lullaby for a Stormy Night / Mercedes Lullaby by Vienna Teng / Javier Navarrete
Summary: Little child, be not afraid.
Content notes: violence against a child, major character death, death of a child
Unsigned length: 04:37

Link to signed vid post.

Lyrics
Little child, be not afraid
The rain pounds harsh against the glass
Like an unwanted stranger
There is no danger
I am here tonight

Little child, be not afraid
Though thunder explodes
And lightning flash
Illuminates your tearstained face
I am here tonight

And someday you'll know
That nature is so
This same rain that draws you near me
Falls on rivers and land
And forests and sand
Makes the beautiful world that you see
In the morning

Little child, be not afraid
The storm clouds mask your beloved moon
And its candlelight beams
Still keep pleasant dreams
I am here tonight

Little child, be not afraid
The wind makes creatures of our trees
And the branches to hands
They're not real, understand
And I am here tonight

And someday you'll know
That nature is so
This same rain that draws you near me
Falls on rivers and land
And forest and sand
Makes the beautiful world that you see
In the morning

For you know, once even I
Was a little child
And I was afraid
But a gentle someone always came
To dry all my tears
Trade sweet sleep the fears
And to give a kiss goodnight

Well, now I am grown
And these years have shown
Rain's a part of how life goes
But it's dark and it's late
So I'll hold you and wait
'til your frightened eyes do close

And I hope that you'll know
That nature is so
This same rain that draws you near me
Falls on rivers and land
And forests and sand
Makes the beautiful world that you see
In the morning

Everything's fine in the morning
The rain will be gone in the morning
But I'll still be here in the morning

Comments

[settiai]

Oh, wow. This was absolutely gorgeous. ♥

[kaydeefalls]

Thank you so much!

[chaila]

This is beautiful. I haven't seen the source, but this is so gorgeous and emotionally affecting from beginning to end.

[kaydeefalls]

Thank you! The source is way more beautiful, believe me.

[stewardess]

Wow.

WOW.

I've loved the idea of this movie (the story, the art design, the soundtrack) but I've been absolutely sure I can't watch it without curling up in a sobbing ball on the floor, so I have never seen it. And I'm more sure of that than ever, but this vid has allowed me to get a glimpse of a great film. Thank you.

[kaydeefalls]

Thank you so much! And, yeah, this film kind of leaves you a wreck -- I saw it once in theaters, immediately bought the DVD when it came out, and was never able to actually rewatch it until I got this assignment. So beautiful, but so very painful.

[aris_tgd]

This was amazing and beautiful and made me cry. Fantastic.

[kaydeefalls]

Thank you so much!

[krytella]

This is my favorite movie of all time so I was crying within 30 seconds and I think I'm totally unable to view this with unbiased eyes. To me, the story in the vid moved from the adults comforting Ofelia in the beginning to Ofelia singing to her little brother at the end. I don't know if that was the intention but it worked well for me.

[kaydeefalls]

Thank you so much! The intention was actually that she started by finding solace in the fantasy world, then turned to Mercedes when that became just as harsh as reality, then, yes, passing it along to her little brother. Oh, Ofelia. ♥

[glinda]

Oh, that's just gorgeous.

[kaydeefalls]

Thank you!

[leanwellback]

When I saw you'd matched this song with this film, I knew I'd be a mess and now I'm sitting here crying. Gorgeous ♥

[kaydeefalls]

Thank you so much!

[sophinisba]

I love this.

[kaydeefalls]

Thank you!

[lithiumdoll]

Ridiculously beautiful and moving, so well done!

[kaydeefalls]

Thank you!

[purplefringe]

I was worried about watching this, because of FEELINGS, but I'm so glad I did. It is captivating and beautiful, and I completely love the way it transitions from being about Ofelia to being about her baby brother.

[kaydeefalls]

Thank you so much! This film in general causes FEELINGS, ugh.

[frayadjacent]

Oh, what a beautiful, sweet, sad vid. I truly loved it.

[kaydeefalls]

Thank you so much!

[laurashapiro]

I haven't seen the film, but I was riveted and moved.

[kaydeefalls]

Thank you! It's worth watching, really. Although it will leave you an emotional wreck.

[franzeska]

Lovely.

[kaydeefalls]

Thank you!

[sasha_feather]

What a stunningly beautiful vid. Cryingggggg. <3

[kaydeefalls]

Thank you!

[fan_eunice]

Oh my goodness this is hauntingly beautiful.

[kaydeefalls]

Thank you!

[jetpack_monkey]

I can't functionally express anything about this vid right now because I am too busy sobbing. I'll be back later maybe. Sorry!

[kaydeefalls]

Thank you!

[livrelibre]

Oh, right in the feels! This was absolutely gorgeous.

[kaydeefalls]

Thank you!

[echan]

Oh my, this is glorious, so soft and tentative at first, and grows so subtly, I was shocked at how powerful nighttime scenes with the baby were. Very well done!

[kaydeefalls]

Thank you so much! I'm glad it worked for you.