Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep)

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"Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep)" is a popular mid-20th-century lullaby-style song known for its playful, pseudo-Italian lyrics and soothing melody.

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Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep) canonical 3

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Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
composer Jerry Livingston
Mack David
countryOfOrigin United States
culturalContext American popular music
decade 1940s
firstPopularizedIn United States
genre lullaby
traditional pop
hasLyricStyle pseudo-Italian
hasMelodicStyle soothing
hasSubgenreElement novelty song
hasSubject a bambino (baby)
hasTitle Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep)
intendedAudienceContext parents and children
intendedUse lullaby for putting children to sleep
isConsidered popular standard
isKnownFor playful pseudo-Italian lyrics
soothing lullaby-like melody
language English
lyricCharacteristic Italian-flavored phrases
nonsense syllables
lyricist Mack David
mood gentle
playful
musicBy Jerry Livingston
notableRecordingArtist Peggy Lee
Perry Como
The Charioteers
performedBy Peggy Lee
Perry Como
The Charioteers
period post–World War II era
publicationYear 1947
shortTitle Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba
linked to: Be-Baba-Leba
style mid-20th-century popular music
theme lullaby
putting a child to sleep

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jerry Livingston notableWork Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep)
Al Hoffman notableWork Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep)
Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep) hasTitle Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep)