Sweet Basil's Flower
Lullaby
Lullaby
(Persian)
(English)
Sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep
I go to the field to pick flowers
The sweet basil's flower
One/two, one beautiful, two smiling
Sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep
Where is the field?
What about the flowers?
My smiley flower! You are the sweet basil's flower
My beautiful flower! You are the sweet basil's flower
My lovely flower!
Sleep! My sweet basil's flower!
Notes
Transliteration
Lala lala lala lala
Ravam sahra bechinam gol
Gole reyhan
Yeki/dota, yeki ziba, dota khandan
Lala lala lala lala
Kojast sahra?
Chi shod golha?
Gole khandan toye reyhan
Gole ziba toye reyhan
Gole nazam
Bekhab reyhan.
"kh" as Spanish "j" or German "ch" in Bach.
Farsi is the name in Persian for the modern Persian language.
Comments
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لالایی گل ریحان لالا لالا لالا لالا |
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Fatimah Baji for contributing, transliterating and translating this song.
Illustration: By Francisco Manuel Blanco (O.S.A.) - Flora de Filipinas, Gran edicion, pd.
Khay'ly Mo'teh'shaker'am! 
