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LULLABIES They're the first songs we remember from childhood - a link between generations. Click below to hear lullabies from around the world - then add your own.
My name is Kadaria Ahmed. I was born in the town of Kaduma in Northern Nigeria. We are Fulani. While growing up, my mum sang us lullabies both in Fufulde and in Hausa.
I’ve fond memories of ‘Habe Baleju O Duliki’ because not only is it used to rock you to sleep, it’s also a very funny song. It tells of a big fat man who climbed on a branch of tree and dozed off to sleep. The branch gave way under his weight and woke him up. The big fat guy gets bitten by an ant choo choo or in other dialects nu nu. These tiny black ants have a very painful bite and in this case, they interrupted the fat man’s snooze.
Sometimes my mother would lie on her back and she’d put me on her legs. Imagine her lying on her back with her feet up and her knees against her chest. She’d rest the baby on her feet and then she’d rock me back and forth as she sang the song. It’s quite nice actually because it feels like a swing. ‘Habe Baleju O Duliki’ is associated with this particular move.
