morning song

Melody at sunrise

A morning song is a song performed or intended for the early hours of the day.

The term often translates *aubade*, a poetic or musical genre celebrating dawn or depicting lovers parting at daybreak.

Birds' dawn chorus is also called their morning song.

The thrush began its morning song before sunrise.

Related

dawn chorus · lark · chorus · wake · sunrise · reveille · wake up call · rise and shine · hymn · rooster · early bird · melody · dew · chirping · matins · alarm · twitter · warble

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time of day

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Nocturnal musical piece

lullaby · evensong · nocturne · serenade · vespers

function/purpose

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Soothing song for babies

cradle song · berceuse · requiem · dirge

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G