Lyrics for the Lullaby: The First Steps Podcast
Episode One: Goodnight baby. Traditional.
Goodnight baby.
Goodnight baby.
Goodnight baby.
It's time to go to sleep
Episode Two: Soualle (good night). Traditional - Congo
Soualle, soualle
Soualle, soualle
Soualle, soualle
Soualle, soualle
Soualle, soualle
Soualle, soualle
Episode Three: E Moe Pepe (Sleep now baby). Traditional Maori (New Zealand)
E moe pepe
E moe ra
E moe pepe
E moe ra
Hoki mai mama (papa) apopo
Hoki mai mama (papa) apopo
Translation:
Sleep now baby, go to sleep
I will see you in the morning, Mama (Papa)
Episode Four: Hushabye, Hushabye. Traditional. Origin unknown - assumed North America
Hushabye, hushabye
Little baby, little baby
Don't you cry.
Stars are high in the sky
Little baby, little baby
Don't you cry.
Birds and beast have all gone to rest
Go to sleep 'cos mammy knows best.
Hushabye, hushabye
Little baby, little baby
Don't you cry.
Episode Five: All The Pretty Little Horses. Traditional. North America
Hushabye, don't you cry
Go to sleep, my little baby.
When you wake, you shall have
All the pretty little horses.
Blacks and bays,
Dapples and greys,
Dancing through the sky.
When you wake you shall have
All the pretty little horses.
Episode Six: An Irish Lullaby. Words and music James Royce Shannon
Over in Killarney
Many years ago
My mother sang a song to me
In tones so sweet and low.
Just a simple little ditty,
In her good old Irish way,
And I'd give the world if she could sing
That song to me this day.
Toora-loora-looral
Toora-loora-li
Toora-loora-looral
Hush now don't you cry.
Toora-loora-looral
Toora-loora-li
Toora-loora-looral
That's an Irish lullaby
Episode Eight: Spooky Men's Chorale
Tell Me Why
Tell me why the ivy twines.
Tell me why the stars do shine.
Tell me why the sea's so blue.
Tell me why I love you.
Because God made the ivy to twine.
Because God made the stars to shine.
Because God made the sea so blue.
Because God made you, I love you.
Sleep Dear Children (Welsh)
Or, Tonight Tonight.
Heno, heno, hen blant bach
Heno, heno, hen blant bach,
Dime, dime, dime hen blant bach
Dime, dime, dime hen blant bach.
Gwely, gwely hen blant bach
Gwely, gwely hen blant bach
Dime, dime, dime hen blant bach
Dime, dime, dime hen blant bach.
Sleep My Beautiful Child (Welsh)
Cysga di fy mhlentyn tlws
Cysga di fy mhlentyn tlws
Cysga di fy mhlentyn tlws
Cei gysgu tan y bore
Cei gysgu tan y bore.
Episode Nine: Rounds - The River is Flowing (trad) and Sunlight is Fading (Suzann Frisk)
The River is Flowing
The river is flowing
Flowing and growing
The river is flowing
Down to sea.
Mother, she'll carry me
A child I will always be.
Mother, she'll carry me
Down to the sea.
Sunlight is Fading
Sunlight is fading,
Night is awake.
Sleep in my arms
And rest until day.
Episode Ten: Inanay (Traditional) from Lou Bennett (TIDDAS)
Inanay gupu wana
Inanay gupu wana
Ay au au oola
Oola oola, oola ay yippy ay ippy ay
Goo wana, goo wana
Goo wana, goo wana, goo wah, choo
Goo wana, goo wana
Goo wana, goo wana, goo wah, choo.
Episode Eleven: Rocking Carol
Gentle baby, sweetly sleep
Do not cry.
We will sing a lullaby.
We will rock you, rock you, rock you.
We will rock you, rock you, rock you.
Feel these arms to keep you warm
Snugly round your tiny form.
Episode Twelve: Soolah (Rachel Hore)
Soolah soolye-ah
Soolah soolye-ah
Soolah soolye-ah
Hey ya
Episode Fourteen: Little Locket of Long Ago (Harry Woods and Joe Burke)
Dear little locket of long ago.
So sweet, so old fashioned, like calico.
I've kept you with me for all these years.
You are the sweetest of my souvenirs.
One tiny picture you hold inside
Brings millions of memories to me.
How much I love you you'll never know,
Little locket of long ago.
Episode Fifteen: Baba Waian (Trad. Torres Strait)
Ba-ba Wai-an Ni-nu Mai-gi Mari
Ba-ba Wai-an Ni-nu Mai-gi An-ge-la.
Ngoel-mu-ni a Kai-mel
I-nub Ku-bil nu.
I-nub Ku-bil nu Ku-ru-si-ka goi-ga.
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