Lullabies/Memories of childhood

Trollheart · 11-23-2014, 08:10 PM

Do you have any favourite lullabies you remember from when you were little? Or, if you have kids, are there any favourite songs you sing to them? I have very vague memories of my childhood, but one thing that does stand out is when we used to sleep in one of the big upstairs rooms of my aunt's house, where we were living at the time. The room had an open fireplace and I remember my mother holding up newspaper against the hearth, fanning the flames so they'd catch. Then I would lie back and watch the flames dance on the walls and the roof, while the sounds of night trains would pass in the distance.

Two lullabies I recall she used to sing to us:

**Frownland** · 11-23-2014, 08:13 PM

My dad used to play Queensryche's Silent Lucidity on guitar while my mom would sing it. One of my earliest memories.

Pet_Sounds · 11-23-2014, 08:53 PM

Mom always used to sing this for me.

EDIT: One of my early journal posts was on this subject. Here it is, if anyone's interested.

EDIT 2: Damn, that brought back some memories.

ribbons · 11-24-2014, 01:14 PM

My mother used to sing this to me very often (which she reports but I don't really remember).

Trollheart · 11-24-2014, 02:49 PM

Jesus, ribbons! You're still around! Thought you had disappeared! Missed ya!

ribbons · 11-24-2014, 03:30 PM

Thanks so much, Trollheart -- hope you and your sister are doing OK these days.

Trollheart · 11-24-2014, 06:10 PM

Yes, we're doing fine thank you very much. Looking forward to Christmas.

New windows, new doors, insulation: we're as snugs as bugs who may, or may not, choose to sleep in rugs.
Irish winter, do yer worst!

11-23-2014, 08:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,994	Lullabies/Memories of childhood Do you have any favourite lullabies you remember from when you were little? Or, if you have kids, are there any favourite songs you sing to them? I have very vague memories of my childhood, but one thing that does stand out is when we used to sleep in one of the big upstairs rooms of my aunt's house, where we were living at the time. The room had an open fireplace and I remember my mother holding up newspaper against the hearth, fanning the flames so they'd catch. Then I would lie back and watch the flames dance on the walls and the roof, while the sounds of night trains would pass in the distance. Two lullabies I recall she used to sing to us: __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

11-23-2014, 08:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	My dad used to play Queensryche's Silent Lucidity on guitar while my mom would sing it. One of my earliest memories. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

11-23-2014, 08:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
Pet_Sounds Remember the underscore Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: The other side Posts: 2,488	Mom always used to sing this for me. EDIT: One of my early journal posts was on this subject. Here it is, if anyone's interested. EDIT 2: Damn, that brought back some memories. __________________ Everybody's dying just to get the disease Last edited by Pet_Sounds; 11-23-2014 at 09:00 PM.

11-24-2014, 02:49 PM	#5 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,994	Jesus, ribbons! You're still around! Thought you had disappeared! Missed ya! __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

11-24-2014, 06:10 PM	#7 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,994	Yes, we're doing fine thank you very much. Looking forward to Christmas. New windows, new doors, insulation: we're as snugs as bugs who may, or may not, choose to sleep in rugs. Irish winter, do yer worst! __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

11-24-2014, 01:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
ribbons Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,265	My mother used to sing this to me very often (which she reports but I don't really remember).

11-24-2014, 03:30 PM	#6 (permalink)
ribbons Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,265	Thanks so much, Trollheart -- hope you and your sister are doing OK these days.