Many lullabies use words from old folk poems called "ca dao."
Ca dao are short, pretty verses about home, fields, and love. They make lullabies sound like little poems.
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Vietnamese lullabies are called "hát ru," sung softly to help babies sleep.
Many hát ru begin with the gentle sounds "à ơi" to soothe a baby.
Babies are often rocked to sleep in a cloth hammock called a "võng."
Grandmothers and mothers pass hát ru down by heart, song after song.
Hát ru is one of the oldest singing traditions in Vietnam.