Lina Elizabeth
Today is a very special celebration of the first birthday of my great-granddaughter Lina. When she was born almost 4 months early in September, I felt the compulsion to somehow connect over the miles from AZ to MD. I sat on my patio every morning and imagined myself holding her and rocking and I wrote her a lullaby, trying to make it similar to the folk lullabies I sang to my children.

A Lullaby for Lina,

September 2016

By Nana Nana, Sharon Smith Gilbert

REFRAIN

Lu lu que lu lu

Nana Nana sings to you,

of butterfly kisses that fly, fly, fly

over the land, across the sky.

Lu lu que lu lu

Nana Nana sings to you,

of butterfly kisses that fly, fly, fly

over the land, across the sky.

1.

Nana sings of her home to you,

where the little grey dove says, coo, coo, coo,

where the sun shines hot,

where the cactus grow,

and the bougainvillea petals blow.

REFRAIN

Lu lu que lu lu

Nana Nana sings to you,

of butterfly kisses that fly, fly, fly

over the land, across the sky.

2.

Sweetly dream of your farm today,

where soon two sisters will run and play.

Where the barn stands tall,

and the kittens meow,

and the doggies run in the meadows now.

REFRAIN

Lu lu que lu lu

Nana Nana sings to you,

of butterfly kisses that fly, fly, fly

over the land, across the sky.

3.On the farm a sparkling stream

Where fishies swim as in a dream

And the water is clear

And the pebbles shine bright

And Stars reflect here when soft comes the night

REFRAIN

Lu lu que lu lu

Nana Nana sings to you,

of butterfly kisses that fly, fly, fly

over the land, across the sky.