Japanese Lullaby

by Anonymous

Lullaby of Takeda (Takeda no komoriuta) is a traditional Japanese lullaby from Kyoto sung by a tired caregiver who needs her own sleep!

Mother and Child, Japan and Japanese, 1902

　　I don't like work such as babysitting, The baby cries and it's snowing outside tonight. I'll go back to my native home, when I get days off. But I don't have a nice dress or shoes to wear. This baby cries so often and I can't sleep too well tonight. Sleep my baby and let me sleep till tomorrow morning. Today, I'm going back to my home over the mountain. I can see my parent's humble house over there.

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