A teacher in Spain has taken a well-known Spanish kids song called Saco una manita and turned it into a Hello Song.  You can hear her version below.  After the video you’ll find the Spanish lyrics with an English translation. Enjoy! –Mama Lisa Saco una manita (Buenos días) (Spanish) Saco...

Noche de paz is the Spanish version of Silent Night. This Christmas Carol was originally written in German in 1816 by Joseph Mohr. It was called Stille Nacht. Below you can listen to Noche de paz, read the Spanish lyrics and then a literal English translation of the Spanish version. MP3 Recording of...

Jeringonza (aka jerigonza) is played in Spain and throughout Latin America. It’s also found in Portuguese speaking Brazil and even in Italy. It’s a secret language for kids – just like the English word game Pig Latin. (I’m going to make all the changes to the words in bold below to help...

I received these two notes below on the Mama Lisa’s World Facebook Group and was wondering if anyone could help? 1) Juanita Edington wrote… “Love all of the resources on mama lisa’s world regarding songs of countries around the world. I needed songs from various Central and South American countries and found many to use at school...

It’s May, the month for Mothers Day around the world! Here’s a Spanish poem called “Sólo el Amor de Una Madre”. You’ll find it below in the original Spanish, with an English translation and an MP3 recording of it being recited in Spanish… Sólo el Amor de Una Madre Sólo el amor de una...

Élodie Chebat sent us Yo te daré in Spanish with an mp3 recording. You can hear her sing it below, and read along with the lyrics, followed by an English translation… MP3 of Yo te daré Yo te daré Yo te daré Te daré mi hermosa Te daré una cosa Una cosa que yo sólo sé, café I Will Give You (English...

Adrinel emailed me… To whom it may concern: I was wondering if you had a CD available to purchase of the children’s nursery rhymes… I was looking for Los pollitos especially.. Thanks! Adrinel Below are some CD’s and MP3’s from Amazon I found with Los Pollitos on them. I’m giving the links below to buy the cd’s as regular...

Sabrina wrote to me looking for help with a Spanish lullaby, possibly from the Dominican Republic… Hey Lisa, I don’t know if you can help me out. My name is Sabrina, I am 29 years old and I was married to a Dominican man who unfortunately passed away of cancer last year. I am originally from Germany,...

I just learned this Spanish version of Row, Row, Row Your Boat. It’s called Vamos a remar en un botecito (Let’s Go Rowing in a Little Boat). Below you’ll find it in Spanish, with an English translation and the midi tune. Listen to the Tune to Row, Row, Row Your Boat Vamos a remar en...

Here’s a nice, gently scary song you might like to teach your children or students for Halloween or Day of the Dead. It’s called Los esqueletos or The Skeletons. In Costa Rica it’s used to teach numbers in an exciting way! My husband and I loosely translated the English version so that...

We’re very excited to make an important announcement – Mama Lisa’s World, our collection of children’s songs from around the globe, is now available in Spanish! Mama Lisa’s World features almost a thousand kids’ songs from more than a hundred countries and cultures. Many are available in the original languages, with translations into...

Liz wrote: As a child staying in Spain with family friends, I remember learning a song about a sardine. I can remember that as part of the song it traveled over mountains. I can remember laughing so much with my best friend who was Spanish, about this sardine travelling over mountains. Has anyone else got...

Val at the Daddy Ross Preschool in Argentina has a wonderful sense of humor. You can see her in action with her students acting out the song Teasing Mr. Crocodile. Click on the button on the bottom bar below to watch the video. Below the video box, you’ll find the lyrics to...

Click on the button on the bottom bar below to watch the wonderful children at the Daddy Ross Preschool in Argentina act out the actions to the song Ten in the Bed. The music in the background of the video is from a CD called Super Simple Songs. Here are the lyrics to...

Here’s a nice Peruvian children’s song about the Spring in Spanish followed by an English translation… La primavera La primavera Cantan, cantan por los campos, Primavera llega ya. Por los campos viene riendo jaja Riendo jajajaja Primavera Los campos florecen Las aves aparecen Sale el sol Todo es amor Llegó la primavera Vestida de flores Y yo quisiera Vestirme de mil colores. Springtime Springtime They sing, sing in the fields, Spring arrives at last! In...

Jackie wrote us looking for some Spanish versions of English songs. Online, at Mama Lisa’s World, we already have Itzi, bitzi araña, which is the Spanish version of Itsy Bitsy Spider. There’s also Estrellita, which is Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star in Spanish. You can click on the links for the lyrics in...