Articles about 'Lullabies from Around the World'
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...
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...
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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...
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...
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...
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