Episodes
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Song for Your Enjoyment: Sometimes I Feel
Jeff Gilpin was kind enough to share his song with us called, “Sometimes I Feel”. He even provided the chords so you can learn how to play it on guitar. The song is about accepting who you are. Sit back, relax and enjoy a listen below… MP3 Recording of Sometimes I Feel Sometimes I feel… […] The...
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Recording of Silent Night in English and German
Silent Night is one of the most beloved Christmas Carols around the world. Here you can listen to a touching rendition in both German and English. Background: Silent Night is originally a German Austrian Christmas song called Stille Nacht which was written as a poem by Joseph Mohr in 1816 and set...
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A Gingerbread Man Poem in German with an English Translation and a Recording
Gingerbread Cookies are an important part of the holiday season in Germany. They’re sold in Christmas Markets that are found all over Germany at this time of year. The creation of the Gingerbread Man is credited to the court of Queen Elizabeth I. The story is that she had gingerbread man cookies...
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I Have a Head–Song about the Face for Young Children with a Recording
Here’s a wonderful song for preschoolers and kindergartners to learn about the head and face. This song is sung in English in Cameroon, Africa. It was sung for us by Nyango M. Nambangi. MP3 Recording of I Have a Head I Have a Head I have a head, a head, I have a head, a […] The post I Have a...
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Long Version of Rock-a-bye Baby
Rock-a-bye Baby is one of the best known lullabies of the English language. Usually people only sing one verse (the 1st verse in the lyrics below). Here’s a longer version that’s really sweet. You can read the lyrics while listening to Frances Turnbull’s rendition below… MP3 of Long Version of...
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Mango Time – Caribbean Song with MP3 Recording
Toby Salmon from the band Kinkajous was kind enough to share a recording of the Jamaican song Mango Time with us. The recording comes from his new cd called Nursery Rhymes by The Kinkajous. The cd features a collection of 30 nursery rhymes with Caribbean flavor made for little ones and grown ups....
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Eight Little Letters Make Three Little Words (I love you) – A Song about Love and Marriage
Here’s a cute little song called Eight Little Letters Make Three Little Words (I love you) about love and marriage. The song was written by Bert Kalmar (1884-1947), music by Ted Snyder (1881-1965). Below you can listen to an mp3 recording and read along with the lyrics… MP3 of Eight Little…
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Princess in The Reign of Ice – Italian Kids Song about Ice Skating with an MP3
Italian singer and songwriter, Giada de Gioia sent us the following song with this note, "I’d like to submit this song. I am the author of both lyrics and music. It was awarded in Bimbofestival 2011 as best lyrics of the whole competition. Published by Map Milano Italy." Here’s the mp3 recording,...
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Ayase Lullaby
Jeff Gilpin sent this lullaby with the following note, "Here is a song I wrote after visiting my wife’s sister in Ayase which is outside of Tokyo, Japan. I think it is very kid friendly and I hope you like it add it to your list of children songs. It is called Ayase Lullaby. Here […] The post…
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Song of the Leprechaun with an MP3 Recording
Song of The Leprechaun or Fairy Shoemaker was written by Irish poet William Allingham (1824 – 1889). Leprechauns are known to be shoemakers. At the end of the work day, they hide away the money they earned in a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. Song of The Leprechaun or Fairy Shoemaker […] The...
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Johnny-cakes Tale with an MP3 Recording
A Johnny-cake is a small flat cake (akin to a little pancake) made out of cornmeal, water and salt. They were widely eaten in the U.S. in the 19th century. Johnny-cakes are called hoecakes in the South. The folk tale "Johnny-cake" is almost the same story as "The Gingerbread Man" except that a...
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How the Finch Got Her Colors – A Flemish Legend
How the Finch Got Her Colors is a Flemish legend. Below you can listen to it in English and read along with the tale… MP3 of How The Finch Got Her Colors How The Finch Got Her Colors A Flemish Legend There was once a time when all the birds were gray and had no […] The post How the Finch Got Her...
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Wanderer’s Nightsong – A Poem in German by Goethe
Wandrers Nachtlied is the title of two different poems written by German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The 2nd poem was written in 1780. This is the one we’re featuring here. It’s considered by many to be the most beautiful poem in the German language. Here you can read the original poem and...
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Little Snowflake – A Christmas Poem
"Little Snowflake" is a poem about Christmas by Hannah More Kahaus (1745-1833). You can listen to an mp3 recording of it below and read along with the poem. MP3 of Little Snowflake Little Snowflake Little snow-flake, soft and white, Drops down in the silent night ; Soft she came with steady…
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By the Shore (A part alatt) – Hungarian Kids Song
A part alatt (By the Shore) is a well-known Hungarian children’s song. Jack, a Hungarian schoolteacher, called it "a pearl of our childhood". Here you can listen to an mp3 recording of the song as sung by Kállay Maris (pictured in the photo). You can read along with the Hungarian lyrics followed…
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Curse You Bell Ringer – A French Kids Song
This French song about a church bell ringer is amusing! I guess it’s because we’ve all been in the situation where someone around us was making noise that we had no control over. Below you can listen to the mp3 recording of the song, read the original French lyrics along with an English...
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