Little White Boat

When I was little, my mummy used to sing me lullabies to lull me to sleep. 

One of my favourites was 小白船 - Little White Boat, a whimsical children's folksong that still gets me all nostalgic in this day and age. The song follows a little white boat's journey as it sails across the sky. I've recently found out that it was originally a Korean folksong, written to distract and comfort little children in the face of the wars that were being waged at that time. True to its lyrics, the song is like a daydream - where you imagine faraway lands and sail away without a care in the world. 

When mummy asked me to make her a bookmark for all the deep Chinese stuff that she reads, I of course wanted to make her something personal - inspired by this beautiful folk song.

 Funny story - I always thought the first line of the song was "蓝蓝的天空, 白白的云, 有只小白船" - "In the blue sky, amidst the white clouds, there sails a little white boat" - hence the shiny white pearl at the tip of the bookmark, followed by aquamarine crystals with a dolphin link between and a little sail boat at the end. Turns out I had been wrong about the lyrics the whole time. The lyrics mean something more along the lines of - "In the blue sky, amidst the milky way, there sails a little white boat". So no fluffy white clouds. Wonder where I got that from. :p

 This bookmark is now happily sandwiched between one of mummy's beloved books - hopefully they will accompany her as her imagination sails away to faraway lands - wherever the books lead her to. 

Item Code & Name: 183 Little White Boat

Price: RM15.00

Status: Available for different remake (I've run out of this particular bookmark, but there are others for you to select from. Just email me to check! :))

Materials: Shiny White Faux Pearl, Aquamarine Chinese Crystal Doughnut, Aquamarine Glass Bead, Dolphin Link, Sailboat Charm

Feeling nostalgic?

Go listen to the song below!

If you wanna order this, just send me an email at daintylittletrinkets@gmail.com

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Or customise something for yourself. :)

晚安

May your dreams be sweet tonight, my friends.

♥