Star Wars Lullabies?

I was just wondering about Star Wars lullabies... Any ideas on what parents sang to their kids to help them sleep? I would make one up but my mind is blank at the moment...

 

There was one mentioned in Rebel Stand and The Unifying Force, but only a line. It went 'Hush, my love, the night is mild and slumber smiles upon you.' That's the only one I know, but maybe someone else will know another.

 

Thanks!!

 

When I was doing my series of stories, my husband wrote a SW themed lullaby that I borrowed. Obi sang it to his daughter in the story. I really like it, so I'm posting it here for you.

Hush, little one
The stars are high
It's time to sleep
Bid your work goodbye

The world will keep
the lessons can wait
It's time to let go
and trust your fate

Lay your 'saber down
Pull your robes up tight
Put your mind at ease
There's no need to fight

The Elders watch
and all are free
So you may sleep
Because they can see

The Force is strong
and will watch over you
Till you grow up
To be a Jedi too.

By Jedi Rah

I hope that will provide some inspiration.

 

That's so beautiful!!! Incredible. Thank you so much for sharing it to me!

 

That's a beautiful lullaby, JazzyJedi.

Anyways, in the Attack of the Clones novel by R.A. Salvatore, Anakin mentions one his mother used with him. It goes like this:

Home again, home again, to go to rest
By hearth and heart, home and nest.

Hope it helps, puppyglo!

 

There's one that is mentioned only by name in Rebel Stand called "Dance, Dance, Little Ewok".

 

I thought "Dance Dance Little Ewok" was
in *Star by Star*.

JazzyJedi, that was beautiful!

 

You WOULD know the one about the Ewoks Yubs

 

lol Thanks guys!!!

 

You're right, it was SbS. I read the books out of order, so I get mixed up by times.

And yes, I would know the one about Ewoks.

 

There was also one in Rebel Stand wasn't there? When Kell said somethig about Mara scaring him when she would just sing lullabies? And then she does sing one just to freak him out...? Sound familiar?

~Glo

 

That was the one Gabri mentioned.

 

1) THere's, in "LIghtsabers and Lullabies", a hilarious one Luke makes up impromptu.

Although Luke sensed that the child was not yet asleep, he took a chance and rose, heading toward the crib. Ben sent up a wail immediately, his cries of 'No, no' permeating the room. Relenting, Luke returned to the chair and once more began gliding to and fro. Humming quietly, he eventually put words to the melody -

Hush my little Jedi Knight
Now it's time to say goodnight
And dream of princesses to save
And other noble deeds so brave

"Are you making that up as you go along?" Mara mumbled in a low voice from her nest among the covers. She had heard him singing to Ben in the past, when he thought no one was around, but it had always been some familiar tune.

"Every word," Luke declared. "Don't interrupt, I'm on a roll here. I think he's starting to get sleepy.

If you save a great big Wookiee
Your reward will be a cookie

"Oh, brother!" Mara lifted her head to peer at her husband through the semi-darkness. "It's a good thing you didn't go into the entertainment business."

Hush, my beautiful Jedi wife
Though you are the love of my life
If you undo the progress I've made
Instead of Skywalker, you'll be back to Jade

2) In my The Other Half: Burden of Choice, I wrote a lullaby that the twins associated with their earliest memories of their mother. In All the Wrong Places, it's explained that she learned it from Obi-Wan.

"When morning comes,
with untainted futures,
I'll rise with you
to share in your joy.
To tell you I love you
and always be with you
that each new morn will
bright hope be.

When day wears on,
with life's small trials,
I'll stand by you
to share in your life.
To give you small comforts
and be your safe haven
so each new burden will not
be carried alone.

When evening comes,
with all its weariness,
I'll pray for you
to conquer your doubts.
To meet each new challenge
with love and great strength
so you can be a guardian
of hope, friends, and love.

When night befalls
and darkness o'ercomes you,
I'll watch over you,
keep you safe through the night.
That light will return
and you'll see the dawning
and know that I love you
through morning and night."

 

Anakin also sings something in The Approaching Storm that his mother sang to him.

I think it's a good idea to make up lullabies whenever possible.

No offense to anyone who has done this because I'm sure under some circumstances, it works, but I have always hated people using real-world songs in SW fics. "Your Song" sung by Obi-Wan really grates on my nerves--wrong Ewan movie, folks.

 

Amen, A_G. I respect using quotes from our world, but ripping off songs and making them into a GFFA stuff just bugs me.

 

That's why I am asking around..