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The terms "nursery rhyme" and "children's song" emerged in the 1820s, although this type of children's literature previously existed with different names such as Tommy Thumb Songs and Mother Goose Songs. [1] The first known book containing a collection of these texts was Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book, which was published by Mary Cooper in 1744 ...
The oldest children's songs for which records exist are lullabies, intended to help a child fall asleep.Lullabies can be found in every human culture. [4] The English term lullaby is thought to come from "lu, lu" or "la la" sounds made by mothers or nurses to calm children, and "by by" or "bye bye", either another lulling sound or a term for a good night. [5]
If a playground song does have a character, it is usually a child present at the time of the song's performance or the child singing the song. Awkward relations between young boys and girls is a common motif , as in the American playground song, jump-rope rhyme , [ 25 ] or taunt "K-I-S-S-I-N-G", spelt aloud.
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Pages in category "Traditional children's songs" The following 198 pages are in this category, out of 198 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
Mother Goose is a character that originated in children's fiction, as the imaginary author of a collection of French fairy tales and later of English nursery rhymes. [1] She also appeared in a song, the first stanza of which often functions now as a nursery rhyme. [2] The character also appears in a pantomime tracing its roots to 1806. [3]
Traditional children's songs (1 C, 198 P) Pages in category "Children's songs" The following 45 pages are in this category, out of 45 total.
Pages in category "Songs about children" The following 103 pages are in this category, out of 103 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Ahead by a Century;