The Berceuses du chat (Russian: Kolibelniye, English: Cat Lullabies) is a cycle of four songs for contralto and three clarinetists composed by Igor Stravinsky in 1915. The work is usually referred to by its French title. Although it is usually sung in Russian, Stravinsky assisted his friend, the Swiss author C.F. Ramuz, to make a translation into French at the time of publication.
| Original Name | Berceuse du chat |
| Librettist | Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz (Based on Russian folk songs found in the collection of Russian folklorist Pyotr Kireevsky.) |
| Date of composition | 1915 in Montreux, Switzerland |
| Premiered | 1918, November 20th (Salle des Agriculteurs) in Paris, France |
| First published | 1917 in Geneva, Switzerland |
| Type | Song(s) |
| Approx. duration | 4 minutes |
| Spoken language | Russian |
| Instruments |
Voice (Contralto)
Bass Clarinet 2x Clarinet |
| Autotranslations beta |
Igor Stravinsky: Cat Lullabies Igor' Fëdorovič Stravinskij: Cat Lullabies Igor Strawinsky: Cat Lullabies |