[Lullabies] Recommended for putting children to sleep! Songs that lull babies to sleep
A “lullaby” is a song sung when putting a child to bed or soothing them.
It’s also called a yōranka, and is characterized by a calm melody with a gentle, unhurried feel.
Children don’t fall asleep the way adults would like, do they?
They may get fussy even when they’re drowsy and can’t quite fall asleep, or finally nod off only to wake up again right away…
In this article, we introduce songs perfect for bedtime, including Japanese lullabies and classical pieces.
Please try to find lullabies that will help your child relax.
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[Lullabies] Recommended for putting children to sleep! Songs that lull babies to sleep (21–30)
red dragonflySakushi: Miki Rofū / Sakkyoku: Yamada Kōsaku
It is a gentle nursery song that strongly evokes twilight scenes and the end of the day.
Watching the sunset from afar, it conveys a sense of nostalgia as one looks back on memories of home, along with the loneliness of those memories gradually fading.
Its relaxed tempo and the seemingly light, lilting vocal line give a calming, soothing impression.
This piece conveys the grandeur of nature in one’s homeland, tenderly enveloping an anxious heart.
Someday My Prince Will ComeFuranku Chāchirru
Here’s one song I recommend for moms who love Disney.
It’s a piece from the Disney film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, sung by Adriana Caselotti, the voice of Snow White.
The song expresses her feelings of love for the prince, and its graceful, gentle melody makes it perfect as a lullaby.
If you’re a Disney-loving mom, you’ll probably enjoy singing it yourself, too.
It might even be a nice gateway for you and your child to enjoy the film together.
If you sing softly, almost like a whisper, it will sound even more like a lullaby.
[Lullabies] Recommended for putting children to sleep! Songs that invite babies to slumber (31–40)
Mom’s lullabyMayumiinu
This is a song included on Mayumiinu’s 2010 album “The World’s Best Lullaby for Babies: Mama’s Lullaby.” It’s about the feelings for a child drifting off to sleep, and it brings a very calm mood.
If such gentle lyrics are sung in the reassuring voice of a mother, it will surely help the child feel safe and sleepy.
Even if you don’t understand the meaning of the words, singing with a smile will convey your feelings to your child.
It’s a bit long, but it’s well worth memorizing and singing.
You might even end up falling asleep together at the end!
Good childMiyazaki no Komoriuta
This song was one of three pieces selected when the Board of Education solicited lullabies from Miyazaki in the first year of the Heisei era.
The grand prize went to “Nenne no Kaze,” and this song received the Excellence Award.
It’s wonderful that calls like this can create new lullabies to be passed down.
On days when children aren’t well-behaved, parents become exhausted and it’s really tough, so anyone who has raised children will likely find much to relate to.
My LullabySakushi: Ide Takao / Sakkyoku: Fukuda Wakako
This is a lullaby you can sing karaoke-style, accompanied by a high, music-box-like sound.
The lyrics are displayed, so you might use your smartphone as the accompaniment and sing it to your child.
It’s a short song that ends after the second verse, making it easy to memorize and sing gently while holding your baby.
True to a lullaby, it has a calm tempo that makes you want to keep a soft, bouncing rhythm as you sing.
Go to sleepTokunoshima no Komoriuta
A lullaby originating from Tokunoshima, one of the Amami Islands, “Nenne Gase.” Its uniquely gentle melodic turns, reminiscent of Okinawa and other southern islands, make it a very soothing piece.
The song conveys a mother’s wish for her child to stop crying and drift off to sleep.
Beyond a simply tender, watchful presence, expressions like “I’m going to do housework now, so please sleep on your own,” and “If you keep crying, you’ll become a crybaby,” evoke the authentic feelings of a real mother.
Hush Little Babymazāgūsu
Originally a traditional lullaby sung in the southern United States, it is now a long-cherished and famous lullaby known around the world.
In Japan, it is known by the titles “Oyasumi Akachan” and “Bōya wa Nenne.” The lyrics are a bit unusual for a lullaby: a mother, trying to get her baby who won’t fall asleep to settle down, promises to buy this, and if that doesn’t work, then this, and keeps offering things and giving in to the baby’s wishes.
