For the science fiction short story collection by Alfred Bester, see Star Light, Star Bright (book) and Star Light, Star Bright (short story).
"Star Light, Star Bright"
Roud #16339
Written by Traditional
Published Late 19thC
Written USA
Language English
Form Nursery Rhyme
"Star Light, Star Bright" is an English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 16339.
Contents
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* 1 Lyrics
* 2 Origins
* 3 References in popular culture
* 4 External links
* 5 Notes
[edit] Lyrics
The lyrics usually conform to the following:
Star light, star bright,
The first star I see tonight;
I wish I may, I wish I might,
Have the wish I wish tonight.[1]
[edit] Origins
The supersition of hoping for wishes granted when seeing a shooting or falling star may date back to the ancient world.[2] Wishing on the first star seen may also predate this rhyme, which first begins to be recorded in late nineteenth-century America.[3] The song and tradition seem to have reached Britain by the early twentieth century and have since spread worldwide.[2]
[edit] References in popular culture
* It is used in Walt Disney's movie Pinocchio (1940) and then in Walt Disney World's "Wishes!" firework show.
* It is the name of a 1979 crime novel by Stanley Ellin.
* It forms some of the lyrics of Madonna's song, "Lucky Star" (1983).
* This nursery rhyme appears in the movie 8 mm (1999)
* The Metallica song, "King Nothing" (1999), features the last two lines: Star Light, Star Bright.
* Susie did this in a fingerplay in "Wee Sing The Best Christmas Ever".
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