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Abel, Babel, Goose Bill (Ball Bouncing Song)
Evening Prayer (Traditional Song) MP3 
Every Year (A Carol) 
MP3 Midi
MP3 Midi Apples, Pears and Spinach (Counting-out Rhyme)
The Hunchbacked Little Man MP3 Midi
MP3 Midi The Fox Goes Around MP3 Midi
MP3 Midi The Gold-bird (Nursery Rhyme)
This One Fell into the Water (Finger Play)
The Sandman is Here (Lullaby) Midi
Midi This Is the Thumb (Finger Play)
Sleeping Beauty MP3 Midi
MP3 Midi A Little Violin Midi
Midi One, Two, Three MP3
1, 2, 3, On the Staircase is an Egg (Counting-out Rhyme)
1, 2, 3, A Shark Swims in the Water (Counting-out Rhyme)
One, Two, Three, Place Yourselves in a Row (Counting-out Rhyme)
One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven (Counting-out Rhyme)
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, Where the Heck Has My Friend Gone? (Counting-out Rhyme)
1, 2, Police, 3, 4, Officer (Counting-out Rhyme)
Eeny meeny miney mo (Counting-out Rhyme)
There Was a Man (Hand Play Rhyme) MP3
A Rose Has Sprouted (A Carol) MP3 Midi
MP3 Midi It Rains When it Wants to Rain (Round) Midi
Midi A Be-Ba-Boogeyman Dances (Circle Game Song) Midi
Midi Finger Play of the Family (Finger Play)
Gretel, Pastetel Midi
Midi The Sun Calls, "Good Morning!" MP3 Midi
MP3 Midi Dear Moon, You Go So Quietly (Lullaby)
Holy, Holy Blessing Midi
Midi Here You Have a Thaler (Nursery Rhyme)
Washing Hands MP3
Little Rabbit in Your Burrow (Lullaby) Midi
Midi I am Small (Bedtime Prayer)
I Go with My Lantern (Long Version) (St. Martin's Day Song) Midi
Midi I Have a Beautiful Lantern (St. Martin's Day Song) Midi
Midi Come Little Children (A Carol)
In My Little Apple (Christmas Song)
Is That a Dog? (Nursery Rhyme)
Chin Tipping (Finger Play)
Ring, Little Bell, Ring! (A Carol) Midi
Midi Nibble, Nibble, Gnaw (Nursery Rhyme)
Come Lord Jesus (Dinner-time Prayer)
A Man Comes up the Stairs (Nursery Rhyme)
Loa-Li-Loo (Lullaby) Midi
Quiet, Little Peter, Quiet (Lullaby)
The Snow Falls Quietly (A Carol) MP3 Midi
MP3 Midi Grind, Grind, Porridge (Finger Play)
Maybug, Maybug (Nursery Rhyme)
Maybug, Fly! (Nursery Rhyme Song) Midi
My Finger Goes in Circles (Counting-out Rhyme)
Moo, Moo, Moo (Counting-out Rhyme)
O Fir Tree (A Carol) Midi
Midi Oh How Good I Feel in the Evening (Round) Midi
Midi Scritch, Scratch, Scritch, Scratch (Counting-out Rhyme)
Roll, Roll, Roll (Rhyme) MP3
Sleep, Baby Sleep (Lullaby) Midi
Sleep, Baby, Sleep! (Lullaby) Midi
Midi Sleep, Baby, Sleep! (Lullaby) Midi
Midi Little Snowflake, Little White Skirt (A Carol) Midi
Midi St. Martin (St. Martin's Day Song)
Silent Night (A Carol) MP3 Midi
MP3 Midi Buzz, Buzz, Buzz Midi
Midi The Clock Canon (Round) Midi
Midi Before Meal Time (Rhyme)
Do You Know How Many Stars There Are? (Lullaby) Midi
Midi Who Can Carry This Apple? (Finger Play)
Ten Little Fish (Finger Play)
Two Frogs Bathe in a Pond (Nursery Rhyme)
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Here are some of Mama Lisa's recent posts about the music, culture and traditions of Germany:
- Theresa wrote asking for help with a childhood rhyme that’s possibly of Russian or German origin: Greetings from WA State. My grandfather passed away years ago, and when I was a small girl, I remember him sitting little ones on his knee and bouncing them to a familiar sing-song. I DO NOT have any idea what... Read more »
- Liz wrote asking for help with a German Hand Game. Here’s her email: Hi, My name is Liz, & I’ve been searching and searching for an old German hand game my dad has done with us since we were tiny – that was done with him when he was little by my grandmother. I’m sure over the... Read more »
Gingerbread Houses are made at Christmastime in Germany, the US and other countries around the world. Gingerbread Houses are intricately linked to the Grimm fairy tale of Hansel and Gretel. In the story, two children, Hansel and Gretel get lost in the woods. They come upon a house made of gingerbread covered in frosting and candy. ... Read more »
Wandrers Nachtlied is the title of two different poems written by German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The 2nd poem was written in 1780. This is the one we’re featuring here. It’s considered by many to be the most beautiful poem in the German language. Here you can read the original poem and listen to... Read more »
Gumdrop candy is associated with Christmas in many countries. Gumdrops are used to decorate gingerbread houses.They’re also part of The Nutcracker, a popular ballet that’s performed at Christmastime. In the ballet, sugarplum fairies and gumdrops dance. Visions of dancing candy got me to thinking of making gumdrops for Christmas this year. Most of the gumdrop candy... Read more »
Advent is a poem about Christmas by Austrian poet, Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926). Here you can listen to an mp3 of the original poem in German while reading along with the text. After the poem you’ll find an English translation. MP3 of Advent Advent Es treibt der Wind im Winterwalde die Flockenherde wie ein... Read more »
Many cultures have a Peek-a-boo Game that’s played with little kids. First you hide the child’s face behind a cloth, a hand or another object. Then you say "Peek-a-boo!" Next you quickly take the object away from the child’s face and say, "I see you!" A similar game called "Bo-peep" has been around since at least... Read more »
You can now listen to 50 Grimm's Fairy Tales in the original German on Librivox. Grimm's Fairy Tales are a collection of German folk tales. These recordings include the original versions of such stories as The Frog Prince, Hansel and Gretel and Rapunzel. These tales were originally published under the title, "Kinder- und Hausmärchen" (Children’s and Household... Read more »
Janet Barnes sent me a video with a note asking for help with the song lyrics to a Pennsylvania Dutch or German song.... Here's Janet's note: My mother has written down a song her father used to sing to her and I think it might be German. If not German, it would be Dutch. They were definitely... Read more »
Open Culture has a page of free language learning links covering 40 languages. Here are some of the languages you can find links for… Arabic, English, Chinese, French, Spanish, Bulgarian, Catalan, Danish, Dutch, Esperanto, Finnish, Gaelic, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Lithuanian, Luxembourgish, Maori, Norwegian, Portuguese, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Swahili,... Read more »
RELATED LINKS
German Kids Web
(In German)
German Kids' Site – Only in German.
German Folk Songs
(In German)
German folk songs – mainly in German.
Reime, Lieder & Geschichten für Kinder
(In German)
German kids' site with lots of songs, rhymes, fables – in German only.
Germanic Myths, Legends, and Sagas
(In English)
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