- General Information about item:
- Verbal Lore, lullaby
- Language: English
- Country of Origin: California
- Informant: T.W
- Date Collected: 10-26-2021
- Informant Data: T.W. is a female student from the class of 2025 and she is majoring in Economics. She is in the EMS program and an aspiring member of DIPP. She is also a member of the Social Impact Non-Profit Consulting Group at Dartmouth.
- Contextual Data:
- Cultural Context: This is a kind a lullaby that was often sung to children before going to sleep. In California, and American culture, Lullabies are very common in order to create a tight familiar bond and induce children to sleep.
- Social Context: T.W.’s mother used to sing to her this melody before sleeping. This was very effective as T.W. slept very well the nights when this was sung.
- Associated File:
- Transcript:
- Star light, star bright
- The first star I see tonight;
- I wish I may, I wish I might,
- Have the wish I wish tonight.
- Informant’s Comments: This was a very soothing and comforting melody. Helped me become closer with my mother.
- Collector’s Comments: This lullaby is shorter than the rest, so I can see how it can be repeated so much that it actually creates a bond.
- Collector’s Name: Ignacio Ortiz
- Tags/Keywords:
Star Light, Star Bright (Ignacio Ortiz)
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