Zee Avi is a wonderful singer from Malay.  She sings in both Malay and English.  Below is a video of a medley she created using English and Malay lullabies.  Here’s what she wrote about it… Some of my favourite lullabies that were sung to me by my mother and grandmother when i was a little one...

We received 3 Malay songs without translations. The songs are, “Bangau Oh Bangau”,”Burung Kenek-kenek” and “Lagu Tiga Kupang”. If anyone can help translate any of them, please email me. Thanks! Here are the lyrics… 1. Bangau Oh Bangau Bangau oh bangau, kenapa engkau kurus? Macam-mana aku tak kurus, ikan tak mahu timbul. ikan tak mahu timbul. Ikan...

I asked Lin from Indonesia about Ramadan and Eid’l Fitr. Here’s what she wrote… Eid’l Fitr is the closing of Ramadhan, celebrating the winning of ‘fighting’ ourselves during Ramadhan month. During Ramadhan month, we don’t eat, drink, smoking etc. We also don’t do anything bad, instead we need to worship and be good to...

Gerard wrote: Hi! Is there somebody who can tell us the beautiful words in the Indonesian language of the song Bengawan Solo? Thanks a lot. Have a nice day. Gerard If anyone can help with these lyrics, and/or an English translation, please let us know in the comments below. Thanks in advance! Lisa

A significant part of the Mama Lisa sites is a large collection of songs and nursery rhymes from around the world. We currently have about 750 songs from around 90 countries and cultures. When you consider how many languages there are in those cultures – that’s a lot of information! In order to make...

Carole wrote me yesterday from Canada, asking about a Malaysian or Indonesian song that you can hear on the video at the link below. The little girl in the video looks super cute singing… Dear Mama Lisa, Congratulations for your wonderful site. Since you seem to know some people from Indonesia, I thought maybe you...