Lullabies and nursery rhymes, often in Gaelic, sink their roots in the Middle Ages: compositions in very simple and repetitive verses with a well-marked rhythm to make sleeping or to calm the pain, or the story to entertain or to teach how to behave in the adult world.
For the children they have become tongue twisters for counting or playing in the circle.
Ninne-nanne e filastrocche, spesso in gaelico, affondano le loro radici nel Medioevo: composizioni in versi molto semplici e ripetitivi con un ritmo ben scandito per far dormire o per calmare il dolore, oppure il racconto per intrattenere e divertire o per insegnare come comportarsi nel mondo degli adulti.
Per i bambini sono diventati scioglilingua per far la conta o parte dei giochi in girotondo.
The lullabies are not unusual compositions in Wales, Scotland and Ireland to contradict the unhappy sentence (called by an Englishman) “The Celts have no lullabies: they are too warlike.” (A.P. Graves)
Le ninna-nanne sono composizioni non insolite in Galles, Scozia e Irlanda tanto per contraddire l’infelice frase (detta da un inglese) “I Celti non hanno ninne nanne: sono troppo bellicosi.” (A.P. Graves)
LULLABY
AR HYD Y NOS (ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT)
ARRANE BEN DROGH HRAGHTALAGH
ARRANE NY NIEE
ARRANE SAVEENAGH
AS I LAY ON YULIS NIGHT
AWAY IN A MANGER
BÁIDIN FHEILIDHMIDH
BALOO MY BOY
BALULALOW
BIDH CLANN ULAIDH
BIN BAN KORRIGANAN
BLAKE’S CRADLE SONG
CASTLE OF DROMORE
CHRIST CHILD LULLABY
Ciod è a ghaoil a tha ort
CONNEMARA CRADLE SONG
COVENTRY CAROL
CRADLE SONG (melodia scozzese)
CRODH CHAILEIN
DEIRÍN DÉ
DO CHUIRFINNSE FEIN
DÚN DO SHÚIL
DREAM ANGUS
GRIOGAL CRIDHE
HIGHLAND BALOU
HIGHLAND FAIRY LULLABY
HISHIE BA
I HAVE A YONG SUSTER
MI GYSGI DI ‘MABAN
M’IONAM AIR
Nam bu leam fhin thu thaladhainn thu
NOS GALAN
PAIS DINOGAD
SCOTS CALLAN’ O’ BONNIE DUNDEE
SHEARINGS NAE FOR YOU
SIUIL A RUIN
SKYE WATER KELPIE’S LULLABY
SLEEP MY BABY
SPINNING WHEEL SONG
SUANTRAÍ
SUO GAN
SWEET AND LOW
TALADH CHRIOSDA
THIS ENDRIS NIGHT
TOUTOUIG
UISEAG BHEAG RUAID/USHAG VEG RUY
WHAT CHILD IS THIS
NURSERY RHYME
BABES IN THE WOOD
BEIDH AONACH AMÁRACH
BRIAN O’LINN
CHRISTMAS IS COMING
COMIN THRO’ THE RYE
DERBY RAM
HENRY MY SON
I SAW THREE SHIP
I TELL ME MA
JACKY, COME GIVE ME THY FIDDLE
JACK FROST
LADY DRESSES IN GREEN
OLD MOTHER LEE
O, LAKAIT HO TROADIG
PREN AR Y BRYN
RATTLIN’ BOG
THREE CRAWS
TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
WEILA WAILE
WHEN GOOD KING ARTHUR RULED
WHERE ARE YOU GOING MY PRETTY MAID
