Winter is the time for stars at night and festivals with candles and twinkling lights. This traditional wish is a gentle rocking song which can be spoken quietly or sung just on a chant (think of the melody for 'See saw, Marjorie Daw' and use the same two chanting notes). The children can sing it swaying gently from side to side, and babies and toddlers always enjoy being cuddled and rocked.
Star-light, star bright, first star I see tonight Wish I may, wish I might, have the wish I wish tonight.
Next is a traditional Gujerati rhyme about stars, written phonetically here and not in Gujerati script: Tara dhima dhima avo, Tara rumwane sau avo Tara rupa gedi lavo Tara dhima dhima avo When translated this means, 'The stars come gently, The stars come to play with me, The stars bring silver, The stars come gently'.
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