This is inspired by a Zombies' song and by a lullaby.
I love the children's song called 'A la Clairefontaine'. I sing it each evening to my girls before they sleep (with 'Gugusse', 'Au clair de la lune', 'Les petits poissons' and a fairy song).
J'ai perdu mon amie
Sans l'avoir mérité
Pour un bouquet de roses
Que je lui refusai
Il y a longtemps que je t'aime
Jamais je ne t'oublierai !
Je voudrais que la rose
Fut encore au rosier
Et que ma douce amie
Fut encore à m'aimer.
Il y a longtemps que je t'aime
Jamais je ne t'oublierai !
and the drawing is too beautiful.
i tried some of their other songs, but they were not as good.
do you have any more Zombies songs to recommend?