Back in November I posted a French Pat-a-cake Song and talked about how this type of song seems to be universal throughout the western world. It looks like Pat-a-cake songs are sung in parts of Asia too. Lin Fadelan from Indonesia sent me these Indonesian Pat-a-cake songs below… Tepuk Tepuk Tangan (Bahasa Indonesia) Tepuk Tepuk Tangan Berputar-putar Tangan...

August 17th is Independence Day in Indonesia. Lin Fdln sent me this song called “Hallo Hallo Bandung” that’s sung in Indonesia for the holiday. Here’s what Lin wrote to me, followed by the lyrics to the song, an English translation and a YouTube video… This is a song from the revolutionary period, when Indonesia...

Saira wrote me: Dear Lisa I hope you are well. Please could you send me the lyrics for the traditional Indonesian poem si anak katak di pinggir kaali… I used to sing this as a child when I lived in Jakarta during my childhood. I only remember the first few lines now but I would love...

Here’s a cheerful children’s song from Indonesia. It’s in Indonesian, followed by an English translation. You can hear it sung by clicking on the mp3 recording. MP3 of Di sini senang – Happy Here Di sini senang (Indonesia) Di sini senang Di sana senang Di mana mana hatiku senang Di sini senang Di sana senang Di mana mana hatiku senang La la la...

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...