Singing lullabies is an art that is passed down through the generations. It skipped my mum’s and as a result, I did not know any for my daughter. Briefly, my mum’s aunt stayed with us, and she would sing these songs in her quivering voice, and my 3 month old daughter would instantly fall asleep. I have recorded these, but have never been able to sing them myself.
But nothing stops us from coming up with our own sings, right?
So N came up with one that goes like this:
“Sweet baby, sweet baby, fall asleep in nana’s arms, (2)
The grass is green, the water is pure, the skies are blue, and they’re all for you (2)”
The second part is where I used to snort (not too loudly) with laughter until the song actually made my daughter sleep.
Then one day, when baby K was particularly cranky, I decided to sing it to her.
“Sweet baby, sweet baby, fall asleep in mama’s arms..”
And in between sobs and hiccups, she actually stopped me to say, “Nana ams, no mama ams”
N had the last laugh, as usual.
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