Subject: RE: Lullabyes? Got any? From: Bobby Bob, Ellan Vannin Date: 29 Nov 98 - 07:18 PM I was not sure what sort of lullaby you really wanted, but I've resisted the temptation (until now) to refer to The Liverpool Lullaby.
O you are a mucky kid,
You look so lovely lying there, I'm sure someone can add the rest of it to this rather non-PC show of . . . whatever it shows. The strawberry jam tats arise, of course, from the flagrant misuse of jam butties. Bobby Bob. |
Subject: RE: Lullabyes? Got any? From: BSeed Date: 29 Nov 98 - 01:37 AM You just won't give it up, will you, Gargoyle. How did you get so obsessed with me? It kind of reminds me of an old Peanuts cartoon: Linus is talking to Charlie Brown about a girl in his class (I don't remember the exact words, Googles, so you can look them up and post them and challenge my intellectual honesty or whatever)--"I walked up to her but I couldn't think of a thing to say...so I hit her." Does it go beyond grokking me, Giggles? --seed |
Subject: RE: Lullabyes? Got any? From: Barbara Date: 29 Nov 98 - 01:25 AM The lullaby of Malvina's that I like best is Morningtown Ride, and while it's not (at least doesn't appear to be) in the database, it IS in that other bastion of folksong words; Rise Up Singing. A while back, Joe entered some of her songs, was that one, Joe? I'll look some more, and if I can't find it, I'll post it. It's got the line in it, "Rockin' rollin' riding, Out along the Bay All bound for Morningtown, Many miles away Blessings, Barbara |
Subject: RE: Lullabyes? Got any? From: gargoyle Date: 29 Nov 98 - 12:54 AM B.S.
As usual, you did not read the START of the THREAD, or you chose to intentionally post, off topic.
Specificaly, she requested anything other than the SAPPY Kind AKA "Turn Around." |
Subject: RE: Lullabyes? Got any? From: alison Date: 29 Nov 98 - 12:03 AM Hi, I added the tunes for "The Castle of Dromore" and "The connemara cadle song". I posted them in separate threads... so they don't get lost. Slainte alison |
Subject: RE: Lullabyes? Got any? From: BSeed Date: 28 Nov 98 - 04:02 PM Gargoyle, why am I not surprised when you post a lullaby about child abuse? --seed |
Subject: RE: Lullabyes? Got any? From: gargoyle Date: 28 Nov 98 - 12:42 PM One of my favorites, as a child, came from Alice's Adventure in Wonderland "Oh, don't bother me," said the Duchess: "I never could abide figures," And with that she began nursing her child again, singing a sort of lullaby to it as she did so and giving it a violent shake at the end of every line:
"Speak roughly to your little boy,
CHORUS (in which the cook and baby joined)
When the Duchess sang the second verse of the song, she kept tossing the baby violently up and down, and the poor little thing howled so, that Alice could hardly hear the words:
"I speak severely to my boy,
CHORUS "Wow! wow! wow!" |
Subject: Lyr Add: GARTAN MOTHER'S LULLABY and CONNEMARA... From: Alice Date: 28 Nov 98 - 11:20 AM Fenian, I have my favorite lullabies, like Gartan Mother's Lullaby (it is mis-spelled in the database as garton) and the Connemara Cradle Song. I know I have submitted this before, but a forum search returns only some of the threads to which I contributed, not all.
THE GARTAN MOTHER'S LULLABY
Sleep, Oh babe, for the red bee hums The silent twilight fall,
Dusk is drawn and the green man's thorn is wreathed in rings of fog,
*Aoibheal (pronounced Eeval) is the name of the banshee, or fairy woman, of ancient times that was attached to the kingly house of O'Brien. She haunted the grey rock of Craglea above Killaloe, near the old palace of Kincora.
lyan is pronounced 'linn'
The lovliest singing of The Gartan Mother's Lullaby that I have heard is by Mary O'Hara.... you can get the recording through the Mudcat by searching CD Now for Mary O'Hara's "Irish Traditional Folksongs". She sings in both English and Gaelic and accompanies herself on the Irish harp. The recording is from the 50's.
--------- I submitted this before, as well, but a forum search does not return the thread where you could find it. Here it is again:
CONNEMARA CRADLE SONG
On wings of the wind, o'er the dark rolling deep,
chorus
Oh winds of the night, may your fury be crossed,
chorus
The currachs are sailing way out in the blue,
chorus
The currachs tomorrow will stand on the shore, I have the recording of the lullaby as done by Clancy Bros and Tommy Makem on Irish Folksongs and Airs. CD Now also lists it as recorded by Tommy Drennan and Irish Monarchs. ******** alice in montana
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Subject: RE: Lullabyes? Got any? From: McMusic Date: 28 Nov 98 - 05:06 AM Alice, you took the words right out of my keyboard. And, by the way, did anyone mention John O' Dreams (I didn't go through all of the threads)? This is a really beautiful song! Ah, Fenian, i'd have answered sooner, but I was away from the 'Cat for a few days. Thank God for Alice; she came through. |
Subject: RE: Lullabyes? Got any? From: Renaleigh Date: 27 Nov 98 - 07:23 PM There's a cool song called Circle Game that's about a kid growing up. It's in the data Base,too. |
Subject: RE: Lullabyes? Got any? From: BSeed Date: 27 Nov 98 - 06:25 PM Malvina Reynolds' great lullaby, "Turn Around," is in the database. It's a truly beautiful song. And Dick, I love your "Rock-a-bye Baby," but I wouldn't use it as a lullaby: going to sleep with that as your final thought wouldn't make for sweet dreams. Malvina Reynolds wrote another lovely song with a lullaby-like melody which I also wouldn't recommend: "What Have They Done to the Rain?" It's also in the database. --seed |
Subject: RE: Lullabyes? Got any? From: Susan-Marie Date: 27 Nov 98 - 01:35 PM On the subject of songs that lull to sleep but aren't lullabys, my husband puts our daughter to sleep by humming a slow "Amazing Grace", and I've found that many sea chantys, taken at a slow pace, are good. |
Subject: Lyr Add: THE LONG ROAD IS TAKING US HOME From: Songbob Date: 27 Nov 98 - 12:21 PM I've liked Tom Paxton's "The Long Road Is Taking Us Home," from his car songs recording (don't recall the actual title). It's perfect in its description of the feeling of ending a long road trip, the kind that has the kids sleeping in the back seat when you finally get home. Here are the lyrics I remember: THE LONG ROAD IS TAKING US HOME Down through the valley, and up through the glen, Round the big mountain, and back down again. Mile after mile, right down to the end, The long road is taking us home. Chorus: The long road is taking us home. The long road is taking us home. Poor weary travellers, off on our own, The long road is taking us home. Sheep on the mountain come home to their sheds, Poor weary travelers long for their beds; Now we are ready to lay down our heads, The long road is taking us home. Repeat Chorus Out on the prairie we drive through the storm The wind may blow high and the lightning perform; We're headed for where we'll be safe, dry and warm, The long road is taking us home. Repeat Chorus Soft as the moonlight the lullaby goes, Down through the valley the deep river flows. Weary with traveling, the wanderer knows The long road is taking us home. Copyright 1993(?) Tom Paxton There you have it. You'll have to buy his recording, though, to get the music. I heartily recommend it. |
Subject: RE: Lullabyes? Got any? From: Roger in Baltimore Date: 27 Nov 98 - 06:15 AM Fenian, When my children were young enough to be sung to sleep, I did not limit myself to lullabies. Any quiet song with a repetitive melody seemed fine. I found spirituals to be wonderful resources. My favorite to sing to my two boys was "Oh, Freedom". It is in the DT. I could not follow the tune in the midi that is offered there, but it would be a start. I remember it best from the singing of Odetta. Roger in Baltimore |
Subject: Lyr Add: OCTOBER WINDS From: Alice Date: 27 Nov 98 - 12:07 AM I just noticed that the version of October Winds or Castle of Dromore that is in the database is a little different than the Clancy Bros version. This is the way it is written in their songbook.
OCTOBER WINDS
The October winds lament around the castle of Dromore
chorus
Bring no ill-will to hinder us, my helpless babe and me
chorus
Take time to thrive my ray of hope, in the garden of Dromore,
chorus ***** alice |
Subject: RE: Lullabyes? Got any? From: Alice Date: 26 Nov 98 - 11:54 PM Fenian, Castle of Dromore was recorded by Clancy Brothers/Tommy Makem under the title "October Winds", and is in the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem Songbook, which can be purchased thru the Mudcat. Click on 'Support the Mudcat' and choose either Amazon.com or Barnes and Noble. The sonbook is available from either bookseller.
Another lullaby they recorded that I really like is " Singin' Bird". The DT has it with the title of "My Singing Bird", two verses as recorded by Jean Redpath. The Clancy Brothers' version has another verse and a chorus not in the DT.
Additional verse for "Singin' Bird"
Oh, I will climb a high, high tree ****** alice in montana
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Subject: RE: Lullabyes? Got any? From: dick greenhaus Date: 26 Nov 98 - 10:02 PM ROCKABYE BABY
Rockabye baby, on the treetop,
Rockabye baby, on the treetop,
@parody @work @political @lullaby |
Subject: RE: Lullabyes? Got any? From: The Fenian Date: 26 Nov 98 - 09:29 PM McMusic, is ther anywhere where I could here the tune or get the chords to it becuase the lyrics are beautiful. |
Subject: RE: Lullabyes? Got any? From: McMusic Date: 25 Nov 98 - 09:38 PM Try the beautiful Irish lullabye, The Castle Of Dromore. It's gorgeous! |
Subject: RE: Lullabyes? Got any? From: Magdelena Date: 25 Nov 98 - 08:15 PM This is a Brazilian lullaby called Tutu Maramba(Boogie Man). Tutu Maramba, stay far far away, or papa will come and will chase you away. Tutu Maramba, stay far far away, or papa will come and will chase you away. Sleep you child of grace, you momma's baby and her joy. Sleep you tiny fellow you are mother's little boy. (repeat) bye bye(means hush hush) It's a very haunting sort of song and can be sung in Brazilian, but I don't know it. I'm sure you could get the music at any store that sells choral music. |
Subject: Lyr Add: TUTU MARAMBA (BOOGIE MAN) (Brazilian) From: Magdelena Date: 25 Nov 98 - 08:13 PM This is a Brazilian lullaby called Tutu Maramba (Boogie Man).
Tutu Maramba, stay far far away, |
Subject: RE: Lullabyes? Got any? From: Alice Date: 25 Nov 98 - 01:55 PM There is Tom Paxton's "Little Brand New Baby", written for Andrew Arthur Okun, born Sept 29, 1962. Words and music can be found in the songbook "Ramblin' Boy and other songs by Tom Paxton" Oak Publications. alice |
Subject: RE: Lullabyes? Got any? From: dick greenhaus Date: 25 Nov 98 - 01:41 PM If you're in a nasty mood, look up {Mama Sings]. |
Subject: RE: Lullabyes? Got any? From: Animaterra Date: 25 Nov 98 - 12:42 PM Fenian, I don't know quite what you mean by sappy, but I do like "First Star Lullabye" by Kim Wallach; it's in the DT (thanks, Dick!). Although soft and sweet, it's got a gentle humor for the unwillingly wakeful parent. |
Subject: RE: Lullabyes? Got any? From: Susan-Marie Date: 25 Nov 98 - 07:52 AM OOPS! DON'T do a forum search using "*" as a wildcard, it didn't work. Just search on lullaby and that brings up a number of threads with lullaby and lullabye in the subject. The longest thread is lullaby land, the complete words to Cape Breton lullaby are in a seperate thread by that name. |
Subject: RE: Lullabyes? Got any? From: Susan-Marie Date: 25 Nov 98 - 07:39 AM I just heard the Cape Breton lullaby and found the tune to be very haunting, and the words are interesting too:
Driftwood is burning blue Do a forum search on lullab*, you'll pull up some previous threads on this subject. |
Subject: RE: Lullabyes? Got any? From: Bert Date: 24 Nov 98 - 03:29 PM Can't resist plugging one of mine. http://www.mudcat.org/bert/songs/angel.html |
Subject: RE: Lullabyes? Got any? From: Jerry Friedman Date: 24 Nov 98 - 03:00 PM I forgot this, from Cox and Box (1866), libretto by Sir F. C. Burnand, music by Arthur Sullivan before he met Gilbert. I have no worries about copyright. By the way, it might help your search to use the correct spellings of "lullaby" and "lullabies".
Box. Hush'd is the bacon on the grid,
Sleep, gentle bacon, smoke amid,
Singing lullaby, |
Subject: RE: Lullabyes? Got any? From: Jerry Friedman Date: 24 Nov 98 - 02:08 PM Try Tom Lehrer's "MLF Lullaby", which is not in the DT. If the reason is that Lehrer didn't give permission to include it, I won't post it here, but if it's okay, I'll add it to Dick and Susan's Christmas present, and John can post the tune from Brisbane if he feels like it. There's a charming lullaby about Lawrence of Arabia in Thomas Pynchon's novel Vineland. |
Subject: Lullabyes? Got any? From: The Fenian Date: 24 Nov 98 - 01:37 PM I'm lookin' for some lullabyes but not the sappy kind like hush little baby don't say a word and the like. An example of the kind of lullabye I'm talkin' about is Lullabye of London by the Pogues. Anyway any suggestions would be greatly appreciated and I know to search under lullabyes but I was wondering if anyone knew of some more along the Pogues song type. Thanks, Fenian |
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