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在接下来的几个月时间里,我尝试了各种风格的催眠曲,为的是能把那些最好的歌曲加入到我的保留曲目中。我按照特莎的个人喜好程度对每一首歌曲进行了评估:当她听到不喜欢的那首歌,她就会哭闹起来,并皱起眉头。当她喜欢的时候,就会这样说:“再唱一遍,妈妈。”
我试唱的曲目并不是哪一首都能荣登我们摇篮曲的排行榜。我很喜欢格什温(美国作曲家,以创作流行歌曲而闻名,常常在正规音乐创作中引用爵士乐)的曲子,然而特莎可不是个爵士乐宝宝,因此《与你拥抱》最后与排行榜失之交臂。从另一方面来看,我发现把牛仔歌曲当作摇篮曲效果居然出奇的好。尽管它的歌词有一点伤感,然而那些高低起伏的节奏却令人感觉很舒服,仿佛一匹性情温顺的老矮马朝着夕阳走去。类似的歌曲有《红河谷》《我骑着一匹老花马》以及《在山谷下》等等。与此同时,那些在上个世纪早期风靡一时的伤感曲目,如《晚安,女士们》《让我叫你一声甜心》和《你是我的阳光》同样动听依旧,尽管我的女低音独唱与理发店里的四重唱不可同日而语,但也同样精彩。
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此外,特莎特别喜欢我的母亲多年之前唱给我听的那些民谣——《大糖果山》《我在铁路上干活》以及特莎最喜欢的一首歌——《猜谜歌》。她甚至立刻将这首歌篡改成了《樱桃歌》:
我把我的爱给了一颗樱桃,它没有硬核
我把我的爱给了一只小鸡,它没有骨头
我把我的爱给了一个故事,它没有结尾
我把我的爱给了一位宝宝,它不会哭泣
在唱过十一二首歌之后,特莎就会满含惬意地结束这一天,她那明亮的眼睛也会合上,接着我就能听到她逐渐深沉而有节奏的呼吸。我会轻手轻脚地把她放到床上,然后悄悄地离开。又一天过去了,我们再一次战胜了清醒的时光。
我们就这样共同度过了无数个夜晚,这已经成了惯例。直到特莎最终懂得,纵然我把她独自一人留在床上,我也不会离开她太久,并且只要她喊一声“妈妈”,我就会立刻出现在她的面前。
现在特莎已经6岁了,像这么大的孩子已经不能再抱在腿上了,因此,我在她的床头为她唱歌。现在,再也无须唱一整打的歌曲来哄她入睡了,一般情况下,只要一首就够了。
“今晚你想让我唱哪支歌?”我一边问她,一边抚摸着她的秀发。
“樱桃歌。”她经常这样回答,脸上挂有一丝略带倦意的微笑。于是,我就为她唱起那支爱无止境的甜美之歌。
樱桃花盛开的时候,它没有硬核
小鸡破壳而出的时候,它没有骨头
“我爱你”的故事,它没有结尾
宝宝睡觉的时候,它不会哭泣
在她进入梦乡之后,我还会再逗留片刻。我就坐在她的床边,心里赞叹着她可真是太美了,在客厅射过来的灯光的照耀下,她线条优美的面颊熠熠生辉,仿佛有一道月光洒在她柔滑黑亮的头发上。我在心里默默祈祷,这一刻永远不要停止。但是,没有过不完的童年。因此,我只能尽力让这份记忆永存。
A Little Night Music
Carrie Howard
When I was a little girl; my mother sat on the edge of my bed every night and sang me to sleep in her soft alto voice. She sang lullabies and old folk songs; soothing melodies that eased me from wakefulness into slumber。 Those peaceful few minutes at the end of the day are among my sweetest childhood memories。
I remember watching my mother and thinking how beautiful she was; with the light from the hall illuminating the curve of her cheek and glowing like a halo in her wavy hair。 I wished the moment would never end; but no song lasts forever。 I promised myself that when I had a daughter I would sing to her as long as she wanted。
I never forgot that promise。 When my husband and I brought our long…awaited baby daughter; Tessa; home from China at the age of eleven months; I was ready。 On our first night together at home; I held her across my lap in our big oak rocking chair and sang the familiar lullabies I had waited so long to sing:“Rock…a…Bye; Baby;”“Twinkle; Twinkle; Little Star; ”and“Hush; Little Baby。 ” I sang all seven verses of“Hush; Little Baby; ”which I had painstakingly memorized in preparation for the occasion。
When I had finished singing。 Tessa wasn’t quite asleep; but she looked drowsy。 I rose and headed toward the crib to lay her down; but she immediately sat up and started to fuss。 Okay; I thought; she needs a little more time; So I sat back down and sang the lullabies again; waiting for her eyes to close。 They didn’t。 I sang my songs one more time; throwing in“The Alphabet Song” for good measure; until finally she seemed to be asleep。 I laid her in the crib and turned to leave。 Then I hit a squeaky floorboard。 Tessa’s little head popped up; and she began to wail。
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When I had vowed that my child would get as many bedtime songs as she wanted; I hadn’t counted on this particular child’s determination。 Perhaps; having waited so long for a family of her own。 she didn’t want to let me go that easily。 And I couldn’t bear to allow a child who had so recently left the orphanage to cry herself to sleep。
But I was quickly growing tired of the songs I had previously been so eager to sing。 Tedium isn’t necessarily a liability in a lullaby—it is possible to bore a child to sleep—but I found myself yearning for a little musical variety。 I realized that it was going to take more than my tiny collection of lullabies to get my daughter to sleep。
In the months that followed; I tried out a variety of bedtime songs so that I could add the best ones to my repertoire。 I evaluated each tune according to Tessa’s personal rating system:She f
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