A Nursery Rhyme for Madeline
A free, original lullaby written just for the name Madeline — ready to read tonight or turn into a keepsake poster.
Madeline's Starry Night
The moon is a lantern, silver and bright,
It watches the world from the velvet night,
Little Madeline, so tender and small,
The stars form a blanket to cover you all.
A twinkle above you, a soft, gentle gleam,
The night sky is woven like a dream,
Madeline, my darling, so peaceful and deep,
The moon rocks the world in its silver keep.
The constellations hum a lullaby tune,
They dance for you underneath the round moon,
Sweet Madeline, with your eyes closed so tight,
The stars keep their watch through the night.
Written for Madeline
A sample anyone can read. A keepsake poster gets a newly written rhyme.
Make it a keepsake Madeline will have forever
We write Madeline a new rhyme of their own in about a minute, then you pick the background and add a note for a print-ready 8×10 poster — a baby shower or new-baby gift.
Write Madeline's Own Rhyme — posters from $14.99Reading the rhyme is free · see what $14.99 includes
What does the name Madeline mean?
Origin — French, from Hebrew place name
From the French Madeleine, from Magdalene — “of Magdala”, a fishing village on the Sea of Galilee.
English “maudlin” is a worn-down form of the same name, from medieval images of the weeping Magdalene — which is also why Magdalen College is pronounced “maudlin”.
We follow the standard reference works on given names, and we say so plainly when a meaning is unsettled rather than choosing the prettiest one.