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In 1971, Angela Davis commented on a version similar to the Lomaxes': ' "All the Pretty Little Horses" is an authentic slave lullaby; it reveals the bitter feelings of Negro mothers who had to watch over their white charges while neglecting their own children.' [6]
Lullabies written by established classical composers are often given the form-name berceuse, which is French for lullaby, or cradle song. The most famous lullaby is the one by Johannes Brahms ("Wiegenlied", 1868). While there has been no confirmation, there are many strong arguments that Brahms suffered from a sleep disorder known as sleep ...
"Hush-a-bye baby" in The Baby's Opera, A book of old Rhymes and The Music by the Earliest Masters, ca. 1877. The rhyme is generally sung to one of two tunes. The only one mentioned by the Opies in The Oxford Book of Nursery Rhymes (1951) is a variant of Henry Purcell's 1686 quickstep Lillibullero, [2] but others were once popular in North America.
Schlafe, mein Prinzchen, schlaf ein, Schäfchen ruhn und Vögelein, Garten und Wiese verstummt, auch nicht ein Bienchen mehr summt, Luna mit silbernem Schein
Their version also became a minor hit, reaching No. 76 on the Billboard Pop singles chart [8] and No. 31 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. [9] Donovan wrote and sang a musical setting on his children's album H.M.S. Donovan (1971). [10] Buffy Saint-Marie wrote and sang a version on Sesame Street in 1975, and on her album Sweet America ...
"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 .
"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.
The first version is a George Tipton’s easy listening arrangement called "Lullaby, Part 1", released later (along with "Lullaby, Part 2" on the B-side) as a single record, while the second one is the film arrangement, named there "Main Title". George Tipton's version with Farrow's vocals reached No. 33 on the American Billboard Easy Listening ...