a treasury of song
Traditional children's songs from around the world
Lullabies, counting rhymes and dancing songs — gathered from many lands. With the original words, English translations and the story behind each one.
Featured songs
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star — lyrics and origin
United KingdomEnglish
“Twinkle, twinkle, little star, how I wonder what you are…”
Un elefante se balanceaba — lyrics and origin
UnknownSpanish
“Un elefante se balanceaba sobre la tela de una araña…”
Songs by country
Turn to the songs of a single land.
A Tisket, A Tasket — lyrics and origin
United StatesEnglish
“A tisket, a tasket, a green and yellow basket.”
A songbook, not a lyrics database
Every song here gives the words as they are actually sung, a translation where the song is not already in English, singing or game instructions, and a short, sourced account of where it comes from. Nothing is invented: every date and attribution traces to a source that was checked, and the sources are listed on the page.
The collection is deliberately small and grows slowly, because each entry takes real work — and each is published in eight languages.