In this book we've gathered over 50 beloved lullabies from countries and cultures all around the world.
Each Lullaby includes the full text in the original language, with an English translation.
Each features links to web pages that include recordings, some by professional musicians, but many by ordinary people who have contributed them to us, to help preserve their culture.
Most include beautiful illustrations.
Many have commentary sent to us by our correspondents who write about the history of the songs and what they meant in their lives.
We've included beloved favorites from all over the world like "Fais dodo, Colas mon p'tit frère (Go to Sleep, Colas My Little Brother)" from France, "Schlaf, Kindlein, schlaf (Sleep, Baby Sleep)" from Germany, and "Dodo ti pitit manman (Sleep Little Mama)" from Haiti. We've also included English language favorites like "Hush-a-bye, Baby, On the Tree Top" and "Sweet and Low".
This book includes:
- Over 50 Lullabies from around the world
- Full text of each Lullaby in the original language
- English translations
- Links to web pages with recordings of every Lullaby, many by ordinary people who have contributed them
- Commentary from ordinary people about what the Lullabies have meant to their lives
- Illustrations
You'll find over 50 Lullabies from around the world, including:
- Chandamaama Raave (Come Sweet Moon), from India
- Thula Baba (Hush-a-Bye Little Man), from South Africa
- Taoto, pepe (Sleep Baby), from French Polynesia
- Nina Bobo (Go to Sleep, Nina), from Indonesia
- Duérmete niño (Sleep Baby), from Spain and Mexico
- Fa la ninna, fa la nanna (Go to Sleep, Go to Sleepy), from Italy
- Lullaby of Takeda, from Japan
- Señora Santana (Mrs. Santana), from Cuba
And many more!
Lullabies Around The World is produced by Mama Lisa's World, where we believe sharing our cultures will help bring the world closer together. At Mama Lisa's World we work with ordinary people around the globe to build a platform to preserve and exchange traditional culture.
We hope this book will help foster a love of international lullabies!
About the Author: Lisa Yannucci is publisher of Mama Lisa's World (www.mamalisa.com), the internet's premier destination for children's songs from around the globe and for discussions of international culture. It covers the songs of over 125 countries and features a major collection of Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes. Lisa also publishes a line of books and apps devoted to global songs and traditions. She lives on Long Island with her husband and two children.
