[Lullabies] Gentle songs to help babies sleep — soothing lullabies for your little one
A collection of lullabies to gently lull your baby to sleep, perfect for playing from the newborn stage.
We’ve gathered a rich selection: famous Japanese lullabies, nursery songs that make ideal lullabies, classical music, lullabies from baby-oriented TV programs, and lullabies used as insert songs in anime.
Please make use of this when you’re having trouble getting your baby to fall asleep.
These are all gentle songs, so they’ll soothe your baby—and the mom or dad singing along too—and before you know it, you might all drift off to sleep together.
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[Lullaby] A gentle lullaby you’ll want your baby to hear. Soothing songs for sleep (1–10)
Lullaby of the Waveschihiro
This is a piece set to music using Misuzu Kaneko’s poem “Nami no Komoriuta” (Lullaby of the Waves).
It’s sung by Chihiro, a singer who’s also active as a radio personality.
The song evokes a dreamy atmosphere as it portrays sea creatures drifting off to sleep.
Just listening to it makes you feel as if you can see the vast ocean unfolding before you.
Given the expression “mother sea,” it’s no wonder it makes a fitting subject for a lullaby.
It’s a soothing ballad that invites a deep slumber.
Perfect accompaniment for nap time.
Lullaby, lullaby, go to sleepEdokokomoriuta
This lullaby is also known as the Edo Lullaby and is probably one of the best-known lullabies in Japan.
It is thought to have been most popular in the mid-Edo period and to have spread nationwide while its lyrics gradually changed.
Based on the content of the lyrics, it may have been sung by mothers during the Obon and New Year holidays when children hired as babysitters returned to their hometowns.
In the past, it was common for children from poor farming families to be hired as nursemaids by wealthier households, and that historical background can be seen here as well.
Mom’s lullabyMayumiinu
It’s a lullaby that gently seeps into the depths of your heart.
It’s sung by Mayuminu, a singer also known for performing “The Manekineko Duck Song.” The beautiful, soaring strings create a moving sound that pairs perfectly with Mayuminu’s clear, translucent voice—it’s incredibly soothing.
With this song as your BGM as you slip under the covers, both parent and child might drift off to sleep.
It’s a warm work that will make you look forward to morning.
Included on the album “Mama’s Lullabies: The World’s Best Lullaby for Your Baby.”
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Go to sleepTokunoshima no Komoriuta
Nennegase is a lullaby that originated on Tokunoshima, one of the Amami Islands.
Its uniquely gentle melodic turns, reminiscent of Okinawa and other southern islands, make it a very soothing song.
The lyrics convey a mother’s wish: “Don’t cry, just drift off to sleep.” Beyond the image of a mother simply watching over her child with tenderness, expressions like “I’m going to do housework now, so try to sleep on your own,” and “If you keep crying, you’ll become a crybaby,” reveal the real, everyday feelings of a mother.
It’s a lullaby especially recommended for busy moms.
Lullaby of the LupineOjamajo Doremi
Lullaby of the Lupine is a song featured in the anime Ojamajo Doremi, which aired on television starting in 1999.
The series was popular, ran for a long time, and even inspired novels.
In the story, the song is said to have been performed in the past by Onpu-chan’s mother when she was an idol.
The generation that grew up with this anime is now reaching the age where some may be mothers themselves, and it wouldn’t be surprising if they wanted to sing it to their own children.
Doraemon LullabyDoraemon
This “Doraemon Lullaby” has lyrics by Fujiko Fujio and music by Shunsuke Kikuchi.
Kikuchi composed music for numerous TV shows such as G‑Men ’75 and Abarenbō Shōgun, and he also created the original Doraemon theme song.
The lullaby cleverly weaves in the main theme, and there are parts that make you grin just by listening.
It’s also a song whose gentle lyrics by Fujiko Fujio seem likely to soothe adults as well.
In a dreamokaasan to issho
Originally, it was used as a song for the TV program “Telebi Ehon,” in which celebrities read fairy tales and picture books.
It was sung by Osamu Sakata, the 7th “Uta no Onii-san,” and Yuko Kanzaki, the 16th “Uta no Onee-san,” from “Okaasan to Issho.” The composer is Takeshi Shibuya, who is primarily known as a jazz pianist.
Since the 1980s, he has also written various songs for children.
It’s also interesting that, unusually for a Japanese lullaby, it’s in 3/4 time.