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All the pretty little horses. Dorothy Scarborough 's 1925 study On the Trail of Negro Folk-Songs describes the song as "one lullaby which is widely known through the South and which is reported in many varying forms, but with the spirit and the tune practically the same." [4] Scarborough says such lullabies were sung by enslaved mammies to the ...
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star. " Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star " is an English lullaby. The lyrics are from an early-19th-century English poem written by Jane Taylor, "The Star". [1] The poem, which is in couplet form, was first published in 1806 in Rhymes for the Nursery, a collection of poems by Taylor and her sister Ann.
Hush, Little Baby. " Hush, Little Baby " is a traditional lullaby, thought to have been written in the Southern United States. The lyrics are from the point of view of a parent trying to appease an upset child by promising to give them a gift. Sensing the child's apprehension, the parent has planned a series of contingencies in case their gifts ...
Rock-a-bye Baby. Rock-a-bye Baby / Hush-a-bye Baby. Illustration by Kate Greenaway, 1900. Publication date. c. 1765. " Rock-a-bye baby on the tree top " (sometimes " Hush-a-bye baby on the tree top ") is a nursery rhyme and lullaby. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 2768.
Lullaby. A lullaby (/ ˈlʌləbaɪ /), or a cradle song, is a soothing song or piece of music that is usually played for (or sung to) children (for adults see music and sleep). The purposes of lullabies vary. In some societies, they are used to pass down cultural knowledge or tradition. In addition, lullabies are often used for the developing ...
See media help. " Suo Gân " (Welsh pronunciation: [sɨɔ ɡɑːn]) is a traditional Welsh lullaby written by Morfydd Llwyn Owen. It was first recorded in print around 1800 [1] and the lyrics were notably captured by the Welsh folklorist Robert Bryan (1858–1920). [2] The song's title simply means lullaby (suo = lull; cân = song).
Too Ra Loo Ra Loo Ral. " Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That's an Irish Lullaby) " is a classic American song that was written in 1913 by composer James Royce Shannon (1881–1946) for the Tin Pan Alley musical Shameen Dhu. The original recording of the song, by Chauncey Olcott, peaked at #1 on the music charts. The song was brought back to prominence ...
Madonna and Child in a 14th century wall painting, Oxfordshire. " Lullay, mine liking " is a Middle English lyric poem or carol of the 15th century which frames a narrative describing an encounter of the Nativity with a song sung by the Virgin Mary to the infant Christ. [1] The refrain is an early example of an English lullaby; the term ...