Lullaby for Mariah... Bahay Kubo!

A lullaby is a soothing song, usually sung to children before they go to sleep, with the intention of speeding that process. As a result they are often simple and repetitive. Lullabies can be found in every human culture and seem to have been used at least from the ancient period.

For Pinoys it's Oyayi!

The English term lullaby is thought to come from 'lu lu' or 'la la' sound made by mothers or nurses to calm children, and 'by' or 'bye bye', either another lulling sound, or a term for good night.
For Mariah her lullaby is Bahay Kubo (folk song).

Ang Bahay Kubo ay isang katutubo at kinikilalang pambansang tahanan sa Pilipinas. Yari ito sa kawayan, nipa at iba pang halamang likas sa bansa. Hango sa salitang Espanyol na cubo.

Bahay Kubo Song which means Nipa Hut, is a popular Filipino Folk Song. It is about a small nipa hut surrounded by different kinds of vegetables.

Question 1: Bakit bahay kubo ang title wala naman halaman sa loob ng bahay kubo eh hmmmm?bakit kaya?

Answer 1 : Siguro pinapag-usapan yung around ng bahay kubo... tapos luto na yung nasa kubo!

Answer 2: Bahay kubo....napapaligiran ng sari saring halaman sa bakuran nito ang ibig sabihin niyun. hindi sa loob pag nag karuun ng halamn sa loob yun hindi na ito bahay kubo, kundi bahay kuweba na.

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Thanks to iMesh I was able to discover varied versions of Bahay Kubo. I downloaded Bahay Kubo by Fred Panopio, by Manuel Viloria, by Mabuhay Singers, and what I like best is the Bahay Kubo in Piano version. Truly a soothing song for Mariah before she goes to sleep...

Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lullaby
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lullaby#Philippines
http://fil.wikipilipinas.org/index.php?title=Bahay_Kubo
http://filipino.biz.ph/culture/bahay_kubo.html
http://www.stuartxchange.org/BahayKubo.html