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Brazilian Children Sleeping Songs

such a cold night
on daughter´s soup
mother heat


Alice Ruiz

In May we commemorate Mom´s day. Let´s hear some of brazilian children sleeping songs?

In the mouth of all mothers all-over the World, children sleeping songs are an old and cute custom that people remembers until they grow up. Squid - in Sweden, kalebka - in the Poland, berceuse - in France, cantilena or nane in Italy, wiegezang - in Germany, lulle - in the Denmark, rurrupatas - in Chile, cancion of cuña - in the Spain and other countries of Latin America, lullaby - in the United States and England... They are many names!

Hear below some of these infantile songs more famous in Brazil. Click below and then, to hear the songs, click on the symbol . You´ll need Real Player software.

De Abóbora faz Melão - From Pumpkin does cantaloups
A Barata - The cockroach
A Casinha da Colina - The little house on the hill
Meu Galinho - My little rooster
São João Dararão - St Johannes
Terezinha de Jesus - Little Teresa of Jesus

Adapted from http://caracol.imaginario.com/fonosfera/
Musics from CD CANÇÕES INFANTIS DE NORTE A SUL Maestro Edson Leite e Coral Infantil do Sion (1998)

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