Articles about 'Philippines'
June 27th, 2012
Mel wrote asking for help with a rhyme. Here’s his email:
I’m looking for a Tagalog nursery rhyme, but I don’t know the title. Here’s all of the lyrics that I can remember. I’m looking for the ‘title’ and any remaining verses. Thank you. I have...
December 2nd, 2011
There are traditional Filipino Catholic wedding customs that involve candles, coins, a veil and cord. Here’s what each means…
The Candles – The lighting of the candles usually takes place at the beginning of the ceremony. One person from each side of the family lights a candle symbolizing God’s presence at the union. Sometimes the couple...
February 22nd, 2009

We’d love it if you’d join the Mama Lisa Facebook Group. You can post anything you’d like about your culture. You can post your own musical recordings or YouTube videos… Links to culture and musical sites… Photos of your country… Questions about songs or cultural issues… Anything related to World Culture and...
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January 29th, 2009
We recently received the Tagalog version of The Itsy Bitsy Spider. I found a cute YouTube video of the song and posted it below. It also has a song on it called My Balloon. You can watch the video and sing along with the lyrics below. There are also English translations...
December 2nd, 2008

Nep, from the Philippines, gave me this recipe. She told me that it’s very popular in her home country.
It’s very easy to make this drink and you can adjust it to your family’s taste. It’s a quick way to introduce children to cuisine from another country. My kids liked it...
November 4th, 2008
Joan wrote…
Hi Lisa,
I’m looking for a Christmas song in Tagalog for a Christmas around the world program at our school. Can you help?
Thank You,
Joan Hayden
Hope Montessori School, Indiana
If anyone can help out Joan, please comment below or email me.
Thanks!
Mama Lisa
October 13th, 2008
Shirley emailed me looking for different versions of The Itsy Bitsy Spider. Here’s what she wrote:
I am desperately seeking 3-4-5 versions (songs) of Itsy Bitsy Spider for an around the world float.
Shame on me I left that chore until last and now I am having trouble. I’ve gotten English and Spanish. Please...
July 27th, 2007
Aya wrote:
hi, i have a question… does anyone know the lyrics to the song… “sampung mga daliri, kamay at paa…”? i am teaching my baby tagalog songs. thanks so much! great website… thanks for the help… please email me at ayadleon@yahoo.com. thanks again so much.
If anyone can help Aya out, please comment below, or email...
January 6th, 2007

In addition to this blog, I also host Mama Lisa’s World. Mama Lisa’s World is a large collection of children’s songs and rhymes from countries all around the globe.
Matt, a music teacher from Rhode Island, wrote a question to me, the other day, about Mama Lisa’s World:
Hey Mama,
I love the concept of your site....
November 30th, 2006
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...
May 1st, 2006
In an earlier entry, I wrote about the history of Labor Day.
In case you were wondering, here are some of the countries where demonstrations were held or where Labor Day was in some way honored around the world today (in some cases against the wishes of the government)…
Russia
Belarus
Japan
Germany
Italy
Philippines
Cambodia
Indonesia
Malaysia
South Korea
Malta
Mexico
France
Nepal
Portugal
Sri Lanka
Nigeria
Turkey
Iran
Great Britain
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