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Title: “Rock-a-Bye Baby”
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“Rock-a-bye baby, on the treetops,
When the wind blows, the cradle will rock,
When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall,
And down will come baby, cradle and all.”
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Informants Comments:
“My grandma still sings this song to me every so often. I don’t see her as much because she moved, but when I do see her she sings to me.”
Collector’s Comments:
I know this lullaby from my childhood as well and it is simple so I can see how it would be widely used across America, from Florida to California.
Collector:
Ali Silva
Dartmouth College
Russian 13
Professor Gronas and Professor Apresyan
Fall 2021
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Dartmouth
Students
Verbal Folklore
English Lullaby
Baby
Title: “My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean”
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“My Bonnie lies over the ocean
My Bonnie lies over the sea
Well, my Bonnie lies over the ocean
Yeah, bring back my Bonnie to me
Yeah, bring back, ah, bring back
Oh, bring back my Bonnie to me, to me
Ah, bring, oh, bring back, ah, bring back
Oh, bring back my Bonnie to me”
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Informants Comments:
“I love this song because it makes me feel connected to my dad.”
Collector’s Comments:
I had never heard this lullaby before hearing BH sing it.
Collector:
Ali Silva
Dartmouth College
Russian 13
Professor Gronas and Professor Apresyan
Fall 2021
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Dartmouth
Students
Verbal Folklore
English Lullaby
Ocean
Title: “Itsy Bitsy Spider”
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“The itsy bitsy spider crawled up the water spout.
Down came the rain, and washed the spider out.
Out came the sun, and dried up all the rain,
and the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again”
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Informants Comments:
“I think this is one of the only lullabies I can remember from my childhood and everyone I know knows this one”
Collector’s Comments:
This lullaby is super common and I remember hearing it when I was growing up.
Collector:
Ali Silva
Dartmouth College
Russian 13
Professor Gronas and Professor Apresyan
Fall 2021
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Dartmouth
Students
Verbal Folklore
English Lullaby
Spider
Title: “A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes”
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“A dream is a wish your heart makes
When you’re fast asleep
In dreams you will lose your heartache
Whatever you wish for you keep
Have faith in your dreams and someday
Your rainbow ill come smiling through
No matter how your heart is grieving
If you keep on believing
The dream that you wish will come true”
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Informants Comments:
“I will share this lullaby with my children when I am older since it is one of my cherished memories with my mom.”
Collector:
Ali Silva
Dartmouth College
Russian 13
Professor Gronas and Professor Apresyan
Fall 2021
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Dartmouth
Students
Verbal Folklore
English Lullaby
Children
Title: Boi Da Cara Preta
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Text: Boi, boi, boi, Boi da cara preta Pega está criança que tem medo de careta Não, não, não Não pega ele não Ele é bonitinho, ele chora coitadinho. | English Translation: Bull, bull, bull, Bull with the black face Get this child who Is afraid of frowns. No, no, no, Please do not get him, He is a beautiful child and He is crying, poor little one. |
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Informants Comments:
“This was my favorite lullaby growing up because my mom, my aunt and my grandma would sing it to me.”
Collector’s Comments:
I have not heard this lullaby before but it has many of the same characteristics as ones I learned as a young child.
Collector:
Ali Silva
Dartmouth College
Russian 13
Professor Gronas and Professor Apresyan
Fall 2021