Sleep, Sleep, Pennyroyal Flower
Lullaby
Lullaby
(Persian)
(English)
Sleep, sleep, pennyroyal* flower,
A dog came near our house,
I gave it bread, it liked it!
The dog went and its master came,
I gave him bread, he liked it
I gave him water, he hated it!
Lullaby, lullaby.
Notes
*Pennyroyal is a variety of mint.
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Transliteration
Lala lala gole poone
Lala lala gole poone
Sagi oomad dare khoone
Noonesh dadam, khoshesh oomad
Sage raft o sahebesh oomad
Noonesh dadam khoshesh oomad
Abesh dadam badesh oomad
Lalalaye lalalaye.
"kh" like Spanish "j" or German "ch" in Bach.
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Comments
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لالا لالا گل پونه لالا لالا گل پونه |
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Fatimah Baji for contributing, transliterating and translating this song.
The illustration of the Pennyyroyal Plant comes from Medical botany by William Woodville. London, James Phillips, 1793, 1. edition, volume 3 (plate 171).
Khay'ly Mo'teh'shaker'am! 
