04/23/2008 11:10 AM

Can Anyone Help with a Song about a Frog with the Line, “Ring tong bell a dilla coy me”?

I recently received this question: My welsh gran use to sing a song to my sisters and myself close to the following: “A little green frog hopped down to the brook singing ‘ring tong bell a dilla coy me’. A lily white duck came and gobbled him up singing ‘ring tong bell a dilla coy [...]

02/23/2008 03:22 PM

The Symbolism of the Egg

As Easter approaches, it’s natural to think a little about eggs! In days gone by the egg, due to its shape, was a symbol of the earth. Thanks to its obvious association with the beginning of life, it has also been the basis of many ancient creation stories. It has been a symbol [...]

02/07/2008 10:59 AM

Valentine’s Day Around the World

GUEST BLOGGER Lisa Smith of Regionz Kidz has graciously shared this interesting post about international Valentine’s Day traditions. February 14th has come to mean red and pink hearts, flowers, chocolates and Hallmark cards here in the US. But, how did Valentine’s Day become a day that we celebrate with our loved ones? Valentine’s Day began [...]

02/22/2007 01:19 PM

Spanish Translations of English Children’s Songs

Jackie wrote us looking for some Spanish versions of English songs. Online, at Mama Lisa’s World, we already have Itzi, bitzi araña, which is the Spanish version of Itsy Bitsy Spider. There’s also Estrellita, which is Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star in Spanish. You can click on the links for the lyrics in Spanish with [...]

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. [...]

12/01/2006 01:42 PM

Can Anyone Please Help with an English Translation of the Welsh Word “Dime”?

Someone sent us a Welsh song called “Heno, heno”. We received the song in Welsh, without an English translation. The lyrics to the song in Welsh are… Heno, heno, hen blant bach, Heno, heno, hen blant bach, Dime, dime, dime, hen blant bach, Dime, dime, dime, hen blant bach. Gwely, gwely, hen blant bach, Gwely, gwely, hen blant bach, Dime, dime, [...]