Rock a Bye Baby

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The toughest part of managing a child, besides getting them to eat right, is to get them to sleep :)
Oh yes, you might be dreary and sleepy, but that doesn't seem to rub onto the child, or ease them to sleep. Often, one might rock oneself to sleep before the Tiny Human finally dozes off. It makes me wonder if I was as much a pain to put to sleep.

With time and experience, each of us develop our own styles and techniques to achieve the ultimate outcome.. no judgement on the means to the end :) :D

I've finally found a list of songs which seem to help in the task, without realizing that these songs have become my favourites anyway ! Here are the top 5.

5. Surmayi Akhiyo Mae (Hindi, Movie: Sadma): Somehow Yesudas singing this song to you seems to be the perfect recipe to call upon sleep. Needless to say Gulzar weaves magic through those words.


4. Sapnon ke Ghar ki (Hindi, Movie: Daddy) : This is one is definitely one of the best of Talat Aziz. Hadn't heard of the lyricist Suraj Sanim till I tried to google the details of this song much later in life.



3. Chukkallara Choopullara (Telugu, Movie: Aapadbandhavudu) : A masterpiece, in a movie which is also nothing short of a masterpiece (by Meenakshi Seshadri & Chiranjeevi), this song, sung by Chithra in her mellifluous voice with lyrics by Keeravani is just perfect to send you to wonderland.



2. Kannaana Kanney (Tamil, Movie: Viswasam) : Not knowing Tamil, I first heard the song on radio with a friend, and I just heard it on loop. Only much later did I look up the meaning of the song, to appreciate it even more. Cheers to the voice of Sid Sriram (one of the few good singers in the current generation). 


1. Vataptra Sai (Telugu, Movie: Swathi Muthyam) : I am sure anyone from South India would be able to identify the song without having to listen to it. Most of us (of my generation) have grown up listening to this. Sung by P Susheela, this song is the fool proof song to send anyone to dreamland.





Comments

  1. SG9 April 2022 at 19:38

    Excellent selection of songs. Hope this helped your kid to sleep.

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  2. Afshan Shaik30 April 2022 at 20:19

    Bful songs - specially surmayee ankhiyon me and chukkallara - love both

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    1. Dwiti R24 January 2023 at 13:08

      Thanks for coming by Afshan. These songs are amongst my favourites

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