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Q&A Writing a Lullaby

I need to write a short folk lullaby as part of my story, but am having trouble getting the feel of it in my lyrics. What are the general conventions of writing a lullaby? Any general principles s...

1 answer  ·  posted 13y ago by Lexi‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T02:03:21Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Lexi‭ · 2019-12-08T02:03:21Z (almost 5 years ago)
I need to write a short folk lullaby as part of my story, but am having trouble getting the feel of it in my lyrics.

What are the general conventions of writing a lullaby? Any general principles specific to lullabies as opposed to other types of lyrics?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2011-11-09T11:14:24Z (about 13 years ago)
Original score: 4