New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- Madonna celebrated daughter Lourdes Leon's 30th birthday on Wednesday with a collection of family photographs and videos, pairing a look back at her eldest child's life with a message about their bond and the circumstances of her birth.

The singer, 68, shared the Instagram tribute on October 14, the anniversary of Lourdes' birth in Los Angeles in 1996. The post moved from childhood memories to adulthood, including footage of Lourdes singing, according to People's account of the birthday message.

'Happy Birthday My Lolita!' Madonna wrote. 'You came to me in a Dream. A fever dream. A Dream called Life.' She told her daughter that putting their story into words would make her 'cry a river of tears'.

The photographs g...