Articles about 'Songs about the Seasons'
April 2nd, 2010
Monique Palomares, who works with me on the French version of Mama Lisa’s World, wrote the following post about Carnival in Occitania, a region of southern France. Monique speaks Occitan, the language of the troubadours, and has shared many songs in Occitan on Mama Lisa’s World.
Carnival in Southern France
Carnival in Southern France
Carnival celebrates...
April 2nd, 2010
Angela Sterling from Lingotot wrote:
Found a really cute little French song, perfect for springtime!
Les oiseaux tiroulirouli
Les oiseaux tiroulirouli
Les oiseaux font leurs nids dans les branches
Les poissons (pop, pop, pop)
Les poissons (pop, pop, pop)
Les poissons nagent au fond de l’eau oh, oh oh
Here’s an English translation I came up with to loosely fit the tune (that...
August 20th, 2008
People often write me looking for songs about the four seasons, from around the world. Here are some! The links below take you to the different pages on Mama Lisa’s World of International Childrens Songs. There, you’ll find the lyrics in the original languages, with English translations.
Songs about Winter
Yuki (Snow) – Japanese
A,...
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April 15th, 2007
Here’s a nice Peruvian children’s song about the Spring in Spanish followed by an English translation…
La primavera
La primavera
Cantan, cantan por los campos,
Primavera llega ya.
Por los campos viene riendo jaja
Riendo jajajaja
Primavera
Los campos florecen
Las aves aparecen
Sale el sol
Todo es amor
Llegó la primavera
Vestida de flores
Y yo quisiera
Vestirme de mil colores.
Springtime
Springtime
They sing, sing in the fields,
Spring arrives at last!
In...
April 10th, 2007
I’ve established a page where I post questions people have about songs and nursery rhymes. It would be great if you’re able to help answer any of our readers questions.
Occasionally the questions are about songs that are related to current events. Here’s one such question. The song is about Spring!
Hi my name...
May 11th, 2006
David Solomons does a wonderful job finding songs that celebrate the time of year. We’re lucky that he shares them with us from time to time! He helps us celebrate the seasons with him.
Here’s David’s latest email with the song…
Hi Lisa
You might like to include this little piece all about May by Antoine...
April 9th, 2006
The troubadours were poet musicians who lived between the 11th through the 13th centuries. They spoke Occitan, a romance language that can still be heard in parts of southern France, Italy and Spain.
Monique of Mama Lisa’s World en français sent me a troubadour song about the Springtime. Here’s what she had to say...
April 5th, 2006
David Solomons sent me this nice ditty he sang called APRIL. The English lyrics were written by S N Solomons, the music was composed and performed by David Solomons. The English version is based on a French poem by Remi Belleau (1528-1577).
MP3 of David Solomons singing April
APRIL
April, the grace and smile
That all beguile,
The...
March 30th, 2006
Yesterday I saw the first daffodils of the season. It made me think of an old English rhyme, which goes…
Daffy-down-dilly is new come to town,
With a yellow petticoat and a green gown.
An alternative version is…
Daffy-down-dilly is new come to town,
With a petticoat green, and a bright yellow gown,
And her white blossoms are peeping around.
Seeing...
March 25th, 2006
In my previous entry, I talked about the importance of Hanami, Cherry Blossom Viewing, in the Springtime, in Japan.
The cherry blossoms, called sakura in Japanese, bloom at a time when there are lots of new beginnings. Of course it’s the start of new life in the land. But in Japan, it’s also the...
March 25th, 2006
When the cherry blossoms bloom in Japan, at the end of March and into April, it’s the sign that Spring is really here!
Cherry Blossoms are pronounced as sakura in Japanese. In Japanese text, sakura is 桜or 櫻.
Japanese people celebrate with hanami, viewing the cherry blossoms. They have picnics under the sakura...
March 17th, 2006
Bill wrote me…
In the 50s, in Montreal, girls used to celebrate Spring with skipping ropes and elastics. While playing the elastic game they sung a “ditty” that went somewhat like this…
Yolem a Kaiser,Yokem addiay….
Do you know what I am referring to?
Bill Conrod
If anyone is familiar with this ditty, please comment below.
I also...
November 3rd, 2005
The trees are beautiful in New York right now. I keep seeing vivid orange, yellow and red trees. I thought this would be a good time to post the beautiful French song Colors of Autumn – Comptine des couleurs d’automne.
Colors of Autumn
I know a tree
It’s bare
For in the autumn
The leaves fell down.
They...
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