Sleep, My Baby, Nursery Rhyme
Doi, Doi, Doi – Doiya, Babaa
Bai, Bai, Bai – Baiya, Babaa
Sleep, my darling – darling my baby
Has gone to moon – your Mom, my baby.
Doi, Doi, Doi – Doiya, Babaa
Bai, Bai, Bai – Baiya, Babaa
Moon when blooms – behold, Mom baby
You’ll see there – your Mom, my baby.
Your Mom, an angel – dwells in your dreams
A lovely nymph – she swims in streams
Doi, Doi, Doi – Doiya, Babaa
Bai, Bai, Bai – Baiya, Babaa.
Inspired by a Sri Lankan Sinhalese lullaby (Refrain is a copy of the original);
doi/doiya and bai/baiya mean ‘sleep’ (imperatives); / babaa is an equivalent to baby.
March 13, 2021
Nursery Rhyme Poetry Contest
Eve Roper
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