Like all loving fathers, he wants to pass on the wisdom of his experience to his little girl, who he calls "The Light of Dad's House". He acknowledges how dear she is to him and how much he has spoiled him. But he continues to describe her place in the world in a way that reflects his Persian culture.
In your little world,
There is you and your dolls.
They being your toys.
You being the toy of the world.
Of course, she will grow up and experience both joy and sorrow, he says. But he urges that for as long she is not going to make sense out of the world, she should sleep tight. As lullabies go, this father is certainly sending mixed messages about life.; though you might say he is just being very realistic. Still, he fully expects her to be disappointed by life.
A day will come when Dad
Will sit at home all alone.
That will be the time that you drunkenly
Will laugh at me and this world.
From Aghili's "Light of Dad's House" (Cheragh-e-Khoone Baba"
She is the Light of Daddy's House
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