- "Green grasses beckon, soft and warm
My arms will keep you safe from harm
As thrantas dance across the sky
As stars smile down and south winds sigh
The scent of flowers fills the air
And sleep comes for Taselda fair…" - ―Luke Skywalker, singing the lullaby's first stanza to Taselda
An ancient Alderaanian lullaby was known to individuals including Taselda, a Human former Jedi of Alderaanian and Hapan descent, and Leia Organa Solo, a Jedi and princess of the planet Alderaan. The song was easy to perform for the average parent to their child as it had a gentle melody and a narrow range of notes. Its first stanza mentions thrantas, which were creatures native to Alderaan.[1]
The lullaby was Taselda's mnemonic key, used by Taru Durn and other Theran Listeners to trigger her mesmeric trance during mnemotherapy, while Leia Organa sang the lullaby to her infant children, Jacen and Jaina Solo. On the world Nam Chorios in 44 ABY, Jedi Master Luke Skywalker sang the ancient lullaby to Taselda to invoke the mnemotherapy technique as his old friend had succumbed to the influence of the dark side entity Abeloth.[1]
Appearances
- Fate of the Jedi: Conviction (and audiobook) (First appearance)