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Children's Songs and Nursery Rhymes

HERE ARE SOME KIDS SONGS FROM MARTINIQUE

Martinique Creole

English

Adieu foulard, adieu madras

Farewell Headscarf, Farewell Madras Scarf
(Traditional Song) Midi

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Midi - this song has a Midi tune

About Martinique

Martinique is a French administrated island, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean.

Martinique is both an overseas région and a département* of France. French is the official language but 96% of the people speak Martiniquese Creole.

*France is administratively divided into 23 régions (like US counties) made up of 1 or more départements (like US townships). There are 100 French départements. 96 are in France and 4 are overseas.

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MAMA LISA'S BLOG

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Here are excerpts from the latest posts from Martinique. Click to read more...

05/03/2007 10:46 AM

New Recordings of French Children’s Songs

We were recently fortunate enough to receive a selection of recordings of French kids songs, sung by a French music teacher, Tiphaine Woerth. Here’s a wonderful recording Tiphaine did of Ainsi Font, followed by the lyrics and an English translation. MP3 of Ainsi Font Ainsi font (French) Ainsi font, font, font Les petites marionnettes Ainsi font font font Trois petits tours Et puis s’en [...]

01/06/2007 08:35 PM

How to Find Sheet Music, Tunes and MP3’s on Mama Lisa’s World

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. [...]

10/04/2006 08:01 PM

Martinique is now on Mama Lisa’s World!

We’ve just added Martinique, a French administrated island, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean. We always welcome more traditional songs from Martinique. You’re also welcome to share any cultural tidbits: such as traditions, recipes, customs, photos, etc. Come see the new Martinique Song Page with English translations Come see the new Martinique Song Page [...]

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A Note From Mama Lisa...

I always welcome new contributions of traditional kids songs, nursery rhymes and folk songs. Please CLICK HERE to email Mama Lisa if you are interested and write "New Song" as the subject of the email.

Also, if anyone would like to sing any of these songs in the original language, or play any of the tunes on an instrument, I would love to post a recording on Mama Lisa's World. You could send me an audio cassette or you could record it directly onto the computer and email it to me. Remember... you don't have to be a professional singer or musician to contribute!

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