Lyr Req: Lullabies

Subject: Lyr Req: Lullabies
From: Cyparissa
Date: 23 Nov 05 - 10:04 AM

I'm very interested in lullabies, and I was wondering if anyone has any favorites that they'd like to share. Some of my personal favorites are "All the pretty little horses," "Hush, little babbie," and "Hush, Hush." I really love the lullaby from the film "The Secret of Roan Inish" as well, but I don't know the name of the tune.

I'd love to hear what sort of lullabies everyone else has heard. :)

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lullabies
From: GUEST
Date: 23 Nov 05 - 12:06 PM

"Hobo's Lullaby."
"St. Kilda's..." (know it only as an instrumental, but 'spec there are lyrics somewhere)

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lullabies
From: Bard Judith
Date: 23 Nov 05 - 12:49 PM

Oh Mother, How Pretty the Moon is Tonight

When at Night I go To Sleep (from the Hansel & Gretel operetta)

Sleep my Love and Peace Attend Thee (All through the Night)

Sleep, Baby, Sleep

The Lion Sleeps Tonight (no, really!)

Hush Little Baby, Don't Say a Word

We are passing our love of music on to our twenty-two month old daughter - a bedtime tradition is a cuddle with Mama in the big rocking chair and a choice of songs. Nursery rhymes, children's Bible songs, folk songs, original compositions - she gets them all. We also sing throughout the day to her and make up words to familiar tunes, so that her 'life is a musical'! She now sings many of these songs to herself, delightfully, after being put to bed, or during the day while playing with her toys.

This morning she decided to vary one of her favorites and put her own name in: "Hush 'ittle Kaf'rine, don' say a woo'd, Dadda gonna buy oo a...book!" OK, so it didn't rhyme - but she was on key!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lullabies
From: Joe Offer
Date: 23 Nov 05 - 04:44 PM

I think this will work....

Search for other Lullaby threads

I don't know how to do a handy-dandy link for the Digital Tradition, but the keyword search will do it with a coupla clicks.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lullabies
From: GUEST,Barnacle (at work)
Date: 24 Nov 05 - 12:39 PM

Bill Caddick's "Waiting for the Lark" and "John o Dreams"
Ewan McColl's "Father's Song"

"Little man you've had a busy day"

With four kids and two grandchildren, I can testify that Bill's work pretty well