[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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[Lullabies] Gentle songs to help babies sleep — lullabies you’ll want them to hear (21–30)
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.
Mozart’s Lullabykurashikku
The piece known as “Mozart’s Lullaby” was not actually composed by Mozart; it was long thought to be the work of Bernhard Flies, a physician and composer.
However, further research has led to the view that it was composed by Friedrich Fleischmann.
The German lyrics were written by Friedrich Wilhelm Gotter, and the Japanese version commonly sung in Japan was penned by Keizo Horiuchi.
Whoever the creator may be, there’s no doubt it is a lullaby beloved around the world.
Lala LuDizunī
Lady and the Tramp, a Disney work woven by the refined house dog Lady and the stray dog Tramp, is filled with love.
The song La La Lu, performed in the film, is the lullaby that Jim, Lady’s owner, actually sings to his own baby at bedtime.
The lyrics express a wish for the baby to be blessed with colorful happiness and to rest peacefully.
Its gentle, easy-to-sing melody makes it perfect for bedtime—please try singing it to your little one! And when they’re a bit older, enjoy the movie together along with the song.
red dragonflydōyō
The children’s song “Akatonbo” conjures the image of a beautiful autumn sunset sky.
Its gentle melody, which evokes the tenderness of dusk, is perfect as a lullaby for babies.
It delicately and poignantly portrays old memories—like the days of chasing red dragonflies in the autumn twilight and the sorrow of parting from someone cherished like real family.
It’s lovely to imagine that one day the baby before you will also eagerly chase red dragonflies as you let them listen to the song.
Filled with uniquely Japanese sentiment, this piece offers a gentle path to sleep.
spirit of sleepkurashikku
This piece is a lullaby composed by the famous composer Johannes Brahms, based on a German folk song.
While his “Brahms’ Lullaby” is more widely known, this lullaby also features a strikingly beautiful melody.
The title literally means “The Sandman,” a fairy who sprinkles sand into children’s eyes at night to make them sleepy.
He often appears in folktales from Germany and elsewhere and is beloved by many.
The hit song “Mr.
Sandman” by the female vocal quartet The Chordettes is a song about this very fairy.
Brahms’ Lullabykurashikku
Commonly known as “Brahms’ Lullaby,” this piece is officially titled “Wiegenlied,” Op.
49, No.
4.
Among the lullabies he composed, it is probably the most widely known around the world.
It is said that he wrote it in 1868 to celebrate the birth of the second son of his friend, choir member Bertha Faber—a rather splendid birthday gift, isn’t it? Brahms composed several other lullabies as well, so it might be fun to listen and compare them.