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"Rock-a-bye baby on the tree tops…" from the safety of your nursery gliderSmooth gliding motion of the nursery glider As the smooth gliding motion of the nursery glider continues to lull your baby, you wonder how you will make it through the next year of sleep deprivation; you feel yourself drifting off to sleep in your nursery glider humming the tune to Rock-a-bye baby… “Rock a bye baby on the tree top, When the wind blows, the cradle will rock, When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall, And down will come baby, cradle and all.” [1] You’ve heard the words a thousand times, your parents sang them to you, you are now singing them to your child, but as you stare at the branches gently swaying on the trees in your yard, you actually begin to think of the meaning of the words. What exactly do they mean? A baby on the treetop, wind blowing, bough breaking and baby falling…all seems a bit scary no? What is the origin of this lullaby? There are a couple of different origins, the first one is believed to be in reference to the Native American mothers who placed their babies in birch-bark cradles which were suspended from the branches of trees in order to allow the wind to gently sway the babies to sleep. The second origin of this lullaby refers to a family with eight kids who lived in a tree house within a massive Yew tree; the family emptied out a large Yew bough in order to use it as a cradle. Course, despite the origin and the meaning, the lullaby likely refers to the branch breaking and the baby falling; maybe from now on you will just hum the tune, or better yet, find another lullaby to rock your baby to sleep. Regardless, as you sit and contemplate the branches gently swaying in the trees in your yard, you consider how lucky you are to be sitting in your baby glider, your newborn safe in your arms. Rock your baby to sleep in comfort, come and visit our collection of baby rocker gliders in our Nursery Collection of Newport Gliders. [1] http://www.rhymes.org.uk/rock_a_bye_baby.htm [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lullaby [3] http://listverse.com/2009/08/19/10-nursery-rhymes-and-their-origins/ |
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