Nina Bobo

Lullaby

(Bahasa Indonesia)

Nina bobo
oh, nina bobo
Kalau tidak bobo
digigit nyamuk

boboklah bobo
adikku sayang
kalau tidak bobo
digigit nyamuk

Go to Sleep, Nina

Lullaby

(English)

Go to sleep, Nina,
Oh, go to sleep Nina.
If you don't sleep
The mosquito will bite.

Sleep, go to sleep,
My beloved sibling.
If you don't sleep
The mosquito will bite.

Nina Bobo

Go to Sleep, Nina

Lullaby

(Bahasa Indonesia)

(English)

Nina bobo
oh, nina bobo
Kalau tidak bobo
digigit nyamuk

boboklah bobo
adikku sayang
kalau tidak bobo
digigit nyamuk

Go to sleep, Nina,
Oh, go to sleep Nina.
If you don't sleep
The mosquito will bite.

Sleep, go to sleep,
My beloved sibling.
If you don't sleep
The mosquito will bite.

Nina Bobo - Indonesian Children's Songs - Indonesia - Mama Lisa's World: Children's Songs and Rhymes from Around the World - Comment After Song Image

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Many thanks to Suzi Herawati for contributing this version of Nina Bobo and for the lovely recording!

Thanks and Acknowledgements

Thanks to Innosanto Nagara for the English translation.

1st Image: Woodcut by Georg Schrimpf
2nd Image: Debbie, aka Dosankodebbie for her etegami illustration of a mosquito. Debbie has a wonderful blog featuring her etegami called Dosankodebbie's Etegami Notebook.

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