Articles about 'Lullabies'
May 9th, 2013
Jeff Gilpin sent this lullaby with the following note, "Here is a song I wrote after visiting my wife’s sister in Ayase which is outside of Tokyo, Japan. I think it is very kid friendly and I hope you like it add it to your list of children songs. It is called Ayase Lullaby. Here...
March 23rd, 2013
Bonnie wrote asking for help with a Swedish lullaby. Here’s her email:
Hello! I just discovered your lovely site when looking for more words to a Swedish lullaby my father (85) tried to remember all his adult life. We only have this little bit:
Ro, ro sharen
Placka biben baren
Do you know any more? We would love to...
February 2nd, 2013
Andrea Garrido shared with us an early childhood memory of the Spanish lullaby called "La loba". She’s from Montevideo, Uruguay. Here’s what she wrote:
Since I was young, I heard "The She-Wolf" as a lullaby sung in my family. My grandmother sang it to me at night when I stayed at her home overnight. She would...
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September 13th, 2012
Donna Buttram Barksdale wrote:
I’m looking for the origins to a song my grandmother used to sing to us, here’s what I remember…
Go to sleep little baby. The wind’s from the west and the turkey’s on its nest. and I can’t get...
July 18th, 2012
The poem My Bed is a Boat reminds me of being a kid and playing with my friends on the couch pretending it was a rowboat. What fun!
You can read the poem below and listen along on YouTube videos. There are 3 renditions: the 1st is recited, the 2nd is sung as a lullaby, and...
July 7th, 2012
We’ve just added Solomon Islands to Mama Lisa’s World! Check it out… you can now learn a lovely traditional lullaby in the Baegu language.
June 28th, 2012
Fedia Bean was kind enough to share her recording of the well-loved Haitian lullaby, “Dodo ti pitit manman” (Sleep Little Baby).
It’s interesting to note that lullabies around the world often have something a little scary to “threaten’” kids with if they don’t go to sleep. In this lullaby it’s a crab that will eat...
April 12th, 2012
Can anyone help with the lyrics to this pretty Norwegian lullaby?
Byssan lull liten tull (Folkesang)
If you can help with the original lyrics and/or an English translation, please let us know in the comments below.
Thanks in advance!
Mama Lisa
February 21st, 2012
We were sent these two songs from Mexico but can’t find any information about them. We’re wondering if anyone knows anything about them such as:
Do they have an author or are they anonymously written? Approximately how old are they?
Any info about these songs would be very helpful. Please comment below if you can help.
Thanks in...
January 31st, 2012
We’ve just released a new eBook for the Kindle – Italian Kids Songs and Rhymes.
We’ve gathered over eighty Italian songs and rhymes, presented in their original language and with translations into English. Many have commentary sent to us by our correspondents around the world. It’s an ideal resource for teachers of the Italian language, parents...
December 23rd, 2011
The Coventry Carol dates back to 16th century England. It was originally part of a play that was performed in Coventry. The rest of the play has been lost, but this song was so memorable that people kept singing it.
The story behind the song comes from The Gospel of Mathew in the Bible. It’s the...
December 4th, 2011
Dejah Leger (a singer) sent us this recording of a Swedish Lullaby. Here’s what Dejah wrote about it: "…the Swedish Lullaby, which is actually a Swedish tune sung to ‘nonsense’ syllables. I can’t find the name of the tune right now, but I could with a little digging...
November 29th, 2011
Here are some requests for help we got about some Swedish songs and rhymes. Sometimes the Swedish parts are given phonetically…
1. Maria Nyckelpiga
Mama Lisa, I’m looking for the lyrics of a song my Mama used to sing. It starts: “Maria Nyckelpiga sat å grät på et logg. inte kan jag, inte kan jag nånsin...
November 29th, 2011
Romano wrote asking for help with an Italian song…
Dear Lisa,
….I am trying to find an Italian Lullaby for an 82 year old woman named Anna. She is from Bari, Italy, and she cannot remember the word’s to the lullaby called Muschene Della Stelle (?). It is Native of Bari, Italy and I have...
November 18th, 2011
Here’s an interesting question about the top popular lullabies and songs in English:
Hi there!
I am interested to know a top 20 list or so of lullabies and songs for babies in the English speaking world.
What would you – and other readers of this site – rate as the most popular songs in English?
Thanks! Pia
Here...
June 27th, 2011
Ernestine Shargool Montgomerie wrote: "Hi Lisa, don’t know if you know this: a FABULOUS Russian project: a series of 20 mesmeric animations accompanying lullabies from all over the world. Stunning!"
Below is one of the animations of a Turkish lullaby sung by Mircan Kaya, artist: Anna Samoylovich.
Turkish Lyrics:
Dandini dandini danalı bebek Mini...
June 14th, 2011
We’ve just added some Corsican Lullabies to Mama Lisa’s World. You can click the link to access them.
Enjoy!
Mama Lisa
March 28th, 2011
Laurie has some interesting blogs about Haitian music and culture. Here are links to them….
Eritaj Kreol (Creole Heritage) – Haitian Songs and Lyrics in Creole and English, some include scores
Caribbean Living – Discussions about the Creole Language, Recipes and Stories about Life in Haiti
Haitian Gospel Hymns in French – some include English Translations and...
November 26th, 2010
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...
July 29th, 2010
Andrew Gaspar wrote to me asking for help with the lyrics to a lullaby from Hungary:
Dear Lisa
I too am looking for a Hungarian Lullaby. I have written the words as well as I remember them in Hungarian and English below. Can you please help me find the correct version?
Thank you very much
Andrew Gaspar
(Gáspár...
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