Lilith is a demoness in Jewish mythology, probably inspired by the “Lilitu”, a sect of female demons from ancient Assyrian and Babylonian texts. “Lilitu” or “Lilu” actually translates as “mean spirits".
There are a variety of myths surrounding Lilith, but the most common is that she was the first wife of Adam, the first man created by God. The tale goes that she either refuses to be subordinate to the dominant male, and/or that she ventured out of the Garden of Eden, and mated with the archangel Samael. Lilith decided to permanently leave the Garden, and in stead ventured out into the world, becoming a lover of demons, and bearing a hundred children a day. Some lore states that as punishment for her defiance, God took away her demon-children, which set Lilith on a course to torment pregnant women (what in a fit of jealousy? perhaps).
There are a couple variations in Lilith’s story depending on what your source text is (Dead Sea Scrolls, Gemara of the Talmud, Alphabet of Ben-Sira, Zohar, etc.), but the “song remains the same", essentially.
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