Lullaby in Edo (Tokyo) District
Lullaby
(Japanese)
(English Translation)
Sleep, baby, sleep,
Oh, my baby, sleep,
How lovely, how lovely,
How nice you are!
Where's the nurse, where's the girl?
Where's your nurse girl?
She's gone, she's gone,
Far across the hill!
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Thanks and Acknowledgements
Many thanks to the Embassy of Japan for contributing this song, the translation, illustration and sheet music.
I'm grateful to Susan Pomerantz for playing this tune on piano.
