Algerian Lullaby

[NinaGucci]

Originally posted by bahia2006
Hello everybody

I'm looking for some Algerian lullaby (berceuse),
Actually I am expecting a baby within 2 months and I really wish to be able to sing her our lullaby that \i used to hear when I was young

so if you know any lullaby or know where to find them pls let me know .

thanks a lot
Bahia

my parents used to sing:
Ainsi font, font font, les petites marionettes, ainsi font, font font, trois petits tours et puis s'en vont.
or:
au clair de la lune, mon ami pierrot, prete moi ta plume pour ecrire un mot, ma chandelle est morte je n ai plus de feux, ouvre moi la porte pour ecrir un mot.
or:
frere jaques, frere jaques, dormez-vous, dormez-vous, sonnez les matines, sonnez les matines, Ding Dang dong.

i know they are french, but millions of Algerian babies listen to them back home

[Al-khiyal]

Ya bahia, there is a CD by Montserrat Figueras called 'Ninna Nanna' that you might want to track down if you can.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...8979349?n=5174

You'll find an example of a Berber lullaby there.

"The informative booklet accompanying the CD is well presented and includes the songs' texts in eight languages, including the original."

[evanescence]

After seeing NinaG posts, here is how I got asleep when baby

Nani,nani, puiu' mami
Nu e-al mami si e-al Stanii,
Nu e-al Stanii ci-al cucoanii



There were others...don't remember

[evanescence]

I just remembered another one :
Utza,utza
Cu carutza
Pan' la tanti Mariutza

[Al-khiyal]

Atas atas amimmi

Dors mon bébé, dors

Atas atas aylli

Dors ma toute douce

Atatas mimmi atimghour yalli

Dors mon enfant, grandis ma belle

Atatas yalli atimghour mimmi

Dors mon bébé, pousse ma toute douce

Atatas mimmi atimghour yalli

Dors mon enfant, grandis ma belle

Berceuse ( Kabylie)

***

Hada li sraq el jaja

Celui-là a volé la poule

Ou hada likhabaha

Celui-là l'a cachée

Ou hada liqlaha

Celui-là l'a mangée

Ou hada liqal:

Et celui-là a dit:

A'touni chwiya

Donnez-m'en un petit peu

Oualla nqoul lmoulaha

Ou je vais le dire au propriétaire.

Dab el far adbibatou, dab al far adbibatou, wa hna khaba wlidatou

(Avec les doigts chatouiller l'enfant)

[sania]

Surprise...

There are still some educated woman who wants to sing a lullaby for her child.