My cat disappeared four months ago today. I have become convinced that the true purpose of lullabies is to calm the parents of children who have died.
Dastan is the Persian word for story or oral tale, and I will find out what a dandini is. My cat had an Eastern Mediterranean air — Turkish or Egyptian, perhaps.
The famous Turkish lullaby fits him, and this Yiddish one, me. It is sad but it makes me feel less guilty about not having been more protective.
Axé.
coldhearted scientist وداد 
