Saaindhaadamma saaindhaadu
Rock Baby Rock
Lullaby
(Tamil)
Lullaby
(English)
Saaindhaadamma saaindhaadu
Saayakilliye saaindhaadu
Thithikkum thene saaindhaadu
Thevittadha tamizhe saaindhaadu
Mayile kuyile saaindhaadu
Maadapuraave saaindhaadu
Kattikarumbe saaindhaadu
Kaaichiyapaale saaindhaadu
Kuthuvillakke saaindhaadu
Kutti nilave saaindhaadu
Rock baby rock
Rock my colorful parrot
Rock sweet honey
Rock insatiable Tamil
Rock my peacock, my cuckoo
Rock my dove
Rock my sweet sugarcane
Rock my boiled milk*
Rock my lamp
Rock my little moon
Notes
*Sweetened milk
Comments
Meera, who sent me this song, wrote, "This is a popular rhyme sung in every Tamilian household. This is sung while one actually rocks a baby sitting on the lap. The baby is rocked in tune with the rhyme and it never fails to put an instant smile on the baby's face. I had fun learning it from my mother and singing it to my newborn daughter!"
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Meera Sriram for contributing and translating this song.
Many thanks to Gayatri Sriram for singing this lullaby for Mama Lisa's World!
Rumba nandri!
