Recommended Website: Mama Lisa’s World
Age Range: All (All grades; children with parental supervision) This website features the largest collection of lyrics to children’s songs, nursery rhymes, and poems popular in countries all around the world.
The songs are in a variety of languages and many songs include downloads and/or videos for your listening enjoyment. Make sure your speakers are on!
When you get to the site you will see a menu including:
- Songs by Continent
- Songs by Country
- Songs by Language
- Songs by Type of Song
- Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes
- and more
Click on any continent, and a new page opens with a list of countries located on that continent. Click on a country to find a menu of songs and poems. Click on a song. A new page opens with the lyrics to that song, and sometimes a link to an audio file or video.
Can you think of a country not represented? Do you know a traditional song or poem from that country (or any other) that isn’t on this site? You are welcome to send it in; as Mama Lisa says, you don’t have to be a professional to get your contribution included!
There is also a blog that mainly focuses on various world languages and cultures. Bookmark this site, you’ll want to return often!
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
