Women's Expression in Lullabies

Abstract

Literature is the mirror of life. Tamil literature portrays the background influences of human life. Folklore is a growing genre in Tamil literature. Folklore is the collection of incidents that occur in the life of the people from birth to death. Folk songs delight not only the singers and listeners but it also makes the poets and great peoples happier. Many poets are influenced by folk songs. Lullabies is a kind of folk songs. Lullaby is the first song that a child hears after his/her birth. Even the words are not understood by the child, the music of lullabies make child to fall asleep. Lullabies varies from region to region and from town to town. Although their purpose is the same, the theme, the situation, the mother's imagination and the words of the song vary according to their local dialect.