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VOL. 16 No. 4

     GENTlE lUllaBiES                                                               DID YOU KNOW?

                                                                                 Omanathinkal Kidavo is a popular
     A lullaby is a soothing song that is sung to children. It can have many     lullaby from Kerala, composed by
     purposes – passing down cultural knowledge or tradition, developing         Irayimman Thampia for Maharaja
     communication skills, or as a sleeping aid for infants. Let us have a look   Swathi Thirunal of Travencore, to
     at some lullabies from across the country.                                     put the baby king to sleep.
     s. brindha, s.r.M. hr. sec. school, ambattur, Chennai                      Sanjana S. Menon, IX C, Bhavan’s Vidya
                                                                                      Mandir, Elamakkara, Kochi
                          HINDI


      lks tk jh lks tk eSa pk¡n ykÅ  Go to sleep, I’ll bring you the
      rkjs Hkh rsjs lax lax [ksysa   moon,                                 BENGALI
                                 The stars will also play along.
      Qwyksa ls rsjk ikyuk ltkÅ¡   I’ll decorate your cradle with
      ckny rsjk djsaxs lk;k      beautiful flowers.                                Dear (baby) goes to sleep,
      pank dks rsjh cukÅa esa vk;k  You can sleep under the                        the neighbourhood is quiet
                                 shadow of the clouds,                             What is treasure?
                                 while the moon watches over                       What are songs?
                                 you.
                                                                                   Where is the place that’s
      This poem was composed by my father on my birth.                             called Brindabon?
      Kisna, IX b, Presentation convent Sr. Sec. School, gandhi Nagar, Jammu
                                                                                   From today, I know you are
                                                                                   the real treasure
                           GARHwALI


      ?kq?kqrh clwrh! ?kq?kqrh clwrh!  Ghuguti  Basuti  (calling  the  child
      D;k [kkfUn\                affectionately)
                                 What do you want to eat?
      nqn Hkkrh\ ds mUnk\        Milk and rice?
      dkalS Fkdqyh\ dq nsyh\     Will you give a part of it to me? To your
                                 mother!
      Cos esjh                   Oh, my!
      ,stk ,stk gs funjk]        Sleep now, child. It’s too late and I can see
      ;w¡ ckyh vk¡[k;wa ek ljA   sleep in your eyes.
      shrijeeta Thapliyal, Vi D, scholars home sr. sec. school, Dehradun



                               MARATHI

        es?k ika<js m'kkl ?ksmfu     The stars and the moon go to sleep on
        paæ&rkjdk futY;k xxuh        the (soft) pillows of the clouds
        ounsohauh m?kMh dsyh LoIukaph eafnjs !     The forest goddesses welcome you to
                                     the temples of dreams!
        Acknowledgements: Ms. Supriya Goturkar, Additional Co-Convenor, INTACH Pune Chapter

                          TAMIL


       fz;Nz e{ cwq;F        Dear baby, go to sleep
       fz;kzpNa fz;Zwq;F Sweet baby close your eyes
       nghd;Nd e{ cwq;F      and sleep.
                             Sweet baby, go to sleep
       g+kwj;J te;Jwq;F
                             Sleep gently on the soft
                             flower beds.               Illustration by:
                                                       Janhvi Yadav, VII
                                                      C, Vaneeta Public
                                                       School, Varanasi

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