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03 May 19 - 06:54 AM (#3990513) Subject: Lullabies From: Dave the Gnome Just struck me what a strange concept lullabies are. Why would anyone write a song with the sole intention of making someone go to sleep? :D tG |
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03 May 19 - 07:19 AM (#3990519) Subject: RE: Lullabyes From: Jack Campin The peoples of the Caucasus have a category of "Lullabies for the dying", to persuade them to get it over with. They are mostly surreal black humour. There is a brilliant sleeve note in the collection of extremely multi-ethnic and multilingual lullabies from Turkey, "Anadolu Ninnileri" from Kalan Müzik. The editor points out that in an exogamic society, a new bride gets dumped miles from home with no friends and with in-laws who treat her as a domestic appliance. Lullabies are mostly bitter expressions of hopeless loneliness, poured out to a new baby who can't understand a word. |
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03 May 19 - 07:52 AM (#3990527) Subject: RE: Lullabyes From: Marje Anyone who's been the fulltime carer for a baby or small child knows very well the lengths you'd go to in order to get a child to sleep. Unless the child sleeps, you don't get any sleep yourself. Marje |
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03 May 19 - 08:00 AM (#3990529) Subject: RE: Lullabyes From: Dave the Gnome Anyone who's been the fulltime carer for a baby or small child Only 5 times including twins... I always found that gripe water was very effective. But that was before they removed the alcohol :-) |
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03 May 19 - 08:49 AM (#3990537) Subject: RE: Lullabyes From: Marje And you can't imagine why anyone would write a song to induce sleep?!! Marje |
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03 May 19 - 04:57 PM (#3990649) Subject: RE: Lullabyes From: Doug Chadwick I was going to add something deep and meaningful but Marje has said it all. DC |
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03 May 19 - 05:33 PM (#3990656) Subject: RE: Lullabyes From: Dave the Gnome We don't need deep and meaningful, Doug. Did no one notice the opening smiley? Ah well, I suppose I should just stay miserable... |
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04 May 19 - 12:17 PM (#3990704) Subject: RE: Lullabyes From: Jos No, I didn't notice the opening smiley. Do you mean the colon before the D for Dave? If I had noticed that, I would have just thought it was a mistake in your typing. |
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04 May 19 - 01:00 PM (#3990710) Subject: RE: Lullabyes From: leeneia Sad to say, Dave, your smiley didn't come through. Sometimes people sing lullabies when no baby is present at all. Lullabies can be lovely to sing in and of themselves. Another kid of lullaby is the Berceuse of classical music. Very beautiful. But you probably know that already. |
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04 May 19 - 02:30 PM (#3990725) Subject: RE: Lullabyes From: Dave the Gnome Well, never mind. You will know better next time :D tG |