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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Label Occurrences
Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep) canonical 2

Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
composer Jerry Livingston NERFINISHED
Mack David NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalContext American popular music
decade 1940s
firstPopularizedIn United States NERFINISHED
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) NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
mood gentle
playful
musicBy Jerry Livingston NERFINISHED
notableRecordingArtist Peggy Lee NERFINISHED
Perry Como NERFINISHED
The Charioteers NERFINISHED
performedBy Peggy Lee NERFINISHED
Perry Como NERFINISHED
The Charioteers NERFINISHED
period post–World War II era
publicationYear 1947
shortTitle Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba NERFINISHED
style mid-20th-century popular music
theme lullaby
putting a child to sleep

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