Italian Nonna’s Lullaby: the secret to make your baby fall asleep

Italian grandmas, better known as “nonne”, hold the most precious Italian’s traditions: delicious cooking recipes, natural beauty remedies and, above all, they know the secret that saves many mums during the early months of their children: Italian traditional lullabies. No matter how old you are, if you are Italian, you will hardly forget the words that your nonna used to sing to make you fall asleep. These ninna nanne (which means lullabies in Italian) will remain one of the sweetest memory of your life.  Lullabies have their roots back in early times, and mums and grandmothers worldwide sing them to relax their children and make them feel close to them.

Italian Grandma’s lullabies have something magical in their rhythms, sweetness in their words and musicality in their refrains. Here are the lyrics of one of the most famous ninna nanna together with its video. Let us know the ones you know and which song accompanies your Italian childhood.

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