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A Hare Went Out for a Walk (Nursery Rhyme) 
Cossack Lullaby (Lullaby) 
MP3 Midi
MP3 Midi Grandma's Lullaby for Her Little Girl (Lullaby) MP3
Ladybug Fly to the Sky
(Nursery Rhyme)
(Nursery Rhyme)
Looly-looly-loolenki (Lullaby)
Magpie - Magpie (Finger Play) MP3
Pat-a-cake (Clapping Song) MP3
Pussy-Cat (Lullaby)
Sleep (Lullaby) Midi
Midi Sleep-sleep-sleep (Lullaby)
Some Russian Tongue Twisters (Tongue Twisters)
The Crocodile (Nursery Rhyme) MP3
The Hussars Are Coming (Nursery rhyme)
The Night Has Come (Lullaby)
The Priest Had a Dog (Nursery Rhyme) MP3
The Russian Doll (Rhyme Game) MP3
Tongue Twisters #2 (Tongue Twisters)
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Here are some of Mama Lisa's recent posts about the music, culture and traditions of Russia:
- Kim wrote asking for help with a Russian song. Here’s her email: I believe this is a Russian folk song I learned at school many years ago. I am unable to remember the last verse, but I do remember the tune. I would appreciate any help to fill in the blanks I believe it ends with,... Read more »
- 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 »
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 »
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 »
We asked people how they say Murphy’s Law in other languages. Murphy’s Law is the saying, "Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong". Marina wrote from Russia, "…in my country Murphy's Law has the same name [and is also called] the Law of Meanness, or the law of bread and butter (if it's falling,... Read more »
Let happiness the guarded treasure be of the mind’s padlock, and true love be key. -from The Padlock (circa 1788) Love Padlocks can bee seen throughout much of Europe and other places around the world like Taiwan. Peter wrote, "Couples put their names on a lock and then lock them onto some... Read more »- Florent is looking for a Russian rhyme or kids song pre-dating 1892. Can anyone help? If so, please comment below or email me. Thanks! Mama Lisa Read more »
Librivox just released another bunch of recordings of fairy tales in various languages, including Hungarian, Russian, German, English, Italian and Portuguese (with links to the text of each tale). This is the 3rd collection they’ve posted. Fairy Tale Collection #1 also includes recordings in Latvian, Danish, Romanian, Yiddish and French. You can also... Read more »- Caroline sent a lovely Russian lullaby with a story about her childhood: I like your site Russian songs for children. I don’t have a Cyrillic keyboard so I’ll do my best to transliterate. Bayou-bayoushkji-bayou, Seedjit kotjik na kriyou, On nje bedjin nje bahat, Oo njevo yestj m’noho rebjat Vcje pah lallichkum seedjatj Kashou smasljetsum yedjatj. Bayou-bayoushkji-bayou. English Translation: Hush-a-bye, Hush-a-bye, Sits a kitty... Read more »
Helen Korablev sent me links to some bilingual Russian English tales online. They were originally written in Russian, but they have English translations next to them. Two were written by the famous Russian author, Pushkin. Helen wrote: Lisa, hi! I’m sending you links to some lovely Russian tales. I hope it will be useful... Read more »
RELATED LINKS
Русский: Справочник
по лексике | Russian: Vocabulary Guide
(In English and Russian)
To read and listen to the basic Russian vocabulary
The Song of the Balalaika
(In English and Russian)
Russian Folk Songs
Internet-Library by Moshkov
(In Russian)
Section with help books for parents and kids books.
Nanya Magazine
(In Russian)
Online Magazine for Parents
Russian Megasite
(In Russian)
Lots of Topics with a Kids Section
Russian Search Engine
(In Russian)
Lalitree's Blog
(In English)
