LOS ANGELES—A heartbreaking video of a man singing a Beatles song to his dying newborn baby, after the mother passed away during labor, has gone viral online.

Chris Picco took a guitar into the neo-natal ward to sing “Blackbird” to his son Lennon, born prematurely by emergency Caesarian section last weekend.

The boy was born at 24 weeks on Nov. 8, but his mother Ashley died the same day.

The infant survived three days in the neo-natal ward at Loma Linda University Hospital outside Los Angeles and died on Nov. 11.

A video of the baby’s father playing the song by his incubator had been watched over half a million times on Thursday with tens of thousands more views every few minutes.

“Our dear Ashley’s life was tragically, devastatingly cut short this past weekend. Her dear baby flickered briefly for a few days after,” said a statement on a memorial website.

A family spokesperson, Brett Walls, told Agence France-Presse: “For the next few days, Chris is spending time with his family, his friends, and his community while he continues to grieve.

“He recognizes the chord this is striking with people and would be interested in seeing how we could partner to bring healing to others who are suffering,” he said in an e-mail.

New angels in heaven

Upon watching the video of the boy’s father singing “Blackbird,” netizens quickly expressed their sadness. One netizen named tephs said what happened is “touching but sad.”

Darlene Reyes felt “terribly sad” and said she could not hold back her tears.

“I wish for you to find peace and healing in due time. Your heart may be broken now but love will pour in and one day your heart will be whole again,” athenapallas said.

She added: “There are two more beautiful angels added in heaven now and you can very well claim that for sometime they have lived in your heart. I wish you love.”

Another netizen, Ernesto Honey Mantelano, prayed that Picco’s wife and his “little angel (would) find peace with their creators.”

A certain KonsensyaNgBayan said to the grieving husband: “God is always with you! Jesus is with them!”

As of press time, the YouTube video (https://www.youtube

.com/watch?v=0lNBcTkssWA) had over four million views. AFP with a report from Inquirer Social Media

‘Blackbird’ by The Beatles

“Blackbird” is one of the most popular songs of the Beatles. It was written by Paul McCartney and recorded in 1968.

Here are the song’s lyrics:

Blackbird singing in the dead of night

Take these broken wings and learn to fly

All your life

You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Blackbird singing in the dead of night