I Love You – And The Moral
I Love You – And The Moral
I love you
You love me
We’re a happy family
With a great big hug
And a kiss from me to you
Won’t you say you love me too?
I love you
You love me
We’re best friends like friends should be
With a great big hug
And a kiss from me to you
Won’t you say you love me too?
Oh My My… It is now one of my favorite rhymes. Honestly, I never learned it in my childhood. My boy, Ani, made me understand it. One day, while playing with toys, he was singing ” I love you, you love me… We’re a happy ………” You know the mommy mind, and especially of a boy… the moment I heard the line… I got scared. How can he be in love? I didn’t teach these lines to him. Typical melodramatic mom 🙂 . I asked him what he was singing. With a beautiful smile, he came towards me, hugged, sang it again, and kissed me 🙂 and I got a bit relaxed, ” Kaha sa suna” (where you learned it) I asked. Again with an innocent smile, “Mam na sikhaya”. Then I searched on Google and found Oh God, it’s a rhyme. Now I always say to him, sing the rhyme, Ani and he happily does. That’s how I got connected with this rhyme, and now I’m really in love with it.
It was in the year 1982 that Lee Bernstein penned this song titled “I Love You” to the public-domain tune of “This Old Man”. This was one of Bernstein’s favorite songs as a child. Like always, I try to find the lessons from this rhyme. Here I am sharing what I discovered.
Lesson 1: The True Foundation of Family Is love for each other
The rhyme reminds a child that family bonds are built with the blend of love, care, and togetherness. Just by living together under one roof, you cannot be a happy family. When we love each other, our family becomes stronger and happier.
Lesson 2: Happiness Comes from Staying Together
Happiness is not a material thing. You earn it with unity, respect, and affection. That’s what makes a family “happy and blessed. We become happy when we help, share, and support each other in the family.
Lesson 3. Unconditional Love
This rhyme teaches that love within a family is unconditional. The family members are the ones who care for each other, no matter what the situation is. Even when we end up making mistakes, our family still loves us and helps us rectify them to become better people.
Lesson 4: Gratitude for Relationships
It helps the kids understand that they should appreciate their parents, grandparents, and siblings, as they are like blessings. They stand for them whenever they need the most… That is the power of family. They must say thank you to the people who love and take care of them. For the parents, the rule remains the same. They should show gratitude to every relationship in their life, and their kids will learn from them.
Lesson 5: Kindness Beyond Family
It’s true the rhyme talks of family, but its meaning can expand to loving friends, teachers, and the world. They are all our extended families. When we spread love and kindness, the world becomes one big happy family.
The rhyme was a new learning for me, which I cherished and also enjoyed with my son. This time I give the credit to my son for introducing me to this rhyme and the experience…. Truly blissful. Dear parents, do you know one thing? When we can incorporate the meaning of this rhyme in our daily life, not just the family will be happy, but also all major problems will fade away from life. That’s the power of love. The more you spread love, the more you get loved.
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That’s a beautiful rhyme and I am hearing it for the forst time too. Love how you decoded the rhyme and brought out such a beautiful message from it.
I must confess that this lovely nursery rhyme stole my heart though it is only the first time ever that I read it through your blog.Very meaningful and thoughtful messages conveyed here.After all one definition of happiness involves being close knit with your family and feeling supported.
How come I never came across this rhyme. I thought I knew all. Yes, love is the pillar that supports the whole family. But things are changing. Kids are becoming preposterous and going against the family.
What beautiful lessons you are passing on Samata. Love, kindness and family make our core. I like your images also.
As always, you have found such positive points in the simple nursery rhyme. The respect towards each and every relationship in a family also is important.
Even I haven’t learned this one, but the moral is good and very relevant for the times we live in. It’s time to go back and dig into old stories and rhymes that teach us valuable lessons for the present.
Super like to this post, especially how you transformed a simple childhood melody into lessons about love, gratitude, unity, and kindness.
How did I miss this rhyme? I don’t think I’ve heard it but it’s has such beautiful lessons for family and unconditional love. Lovely!
Really loved how you pulled a simple childhood rhyme into something meaningful about family and connection. The lessons on love, gratitude and kindness feel both timeless and overdue.Thanks for making it so accessible.
I love the way you bring beautiful and meaningful thoughts. It’s really magic!
Never heard of this rhyme. Nice to hear it and read your take.
Really appreciate how you unpacked the simple rhyme “I Love You — You Love Me” into such meaningful lessons about love, family and kindness. Thoughtful and beautifully written as always Samata!
Such a heartwarming reflection! Ani’s innocent singing beautifully reminded me and all parents—of the power of love, gratitude, and kindness
This is one of my favorite rhymes. Loved listening when both my kids sing it
I had never heard of this poem! Thanks to you, I have not only read it, but learnt the wisdom behind it too.
Here comes another amazing explanation and morals to draw from a nursary rhyme!