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"Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" is an English lullaby. The lyrics are from an early-19th-century English poem written by Jane Taylor, "The Star". [1] The poem, which is in couplet form, was first published in 1806 in Rhymes for the Nursery, a collection of poems by Taylor and her sister Ann.
"Ah! vous dirai-je, maman " " Ah! vous dirai-je, maman" (French: [a vu diʁeʒ(ə) mamɑ̃], English: Oh!Shall I tell you, Mama) is a popular children's song in France. Since its composition in the 18th century, the melody has been applied to numerous lyrics in multiple languages – the English-language song "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" is one such example.
Jane Taylor (23 September 1783 – 13 April 1824) was an English poet and novelist best known for the lyrics of the widely known "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star". [1] The sisters Jane and Ann Taylor and their authorship of various works have often been confused, partly because their early ones were published together.
The melody is from a 1761 French music book and is also used in other nursery rhymes like "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star", while the author of the lyrics is unknown. Songs set to the same melody are also used to teach the alphabets of other languages.
Rhymes for the Nursery is a collection of English poems by sisters Jane and Ann Taylor, published in London in 1806. [1] The best-known poem in it is Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star . [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
The familiar form of the rhyme was first printed in Original Ditties for the Nursery. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star: United Kingdom 1806 [115] Written by Jane Taylor as "The Star" and first published in 1806 in Rhymes for the Nursery. Wee Willie Winkie: United Kingdom 1841 [116] [117]
The origins and authors of rhymes from this period are sometimes known, such as "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star", which combined an eighteenth-century French tune with a poem by the English writer Jane Taylor, and "Mary Had a Little Lamb", written by Sarah Josepha Hale of Boston in 1830. [5]
Re: "'Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star' is a popular English nursery rhyme. The lyrics are from an early nineteenth-century English poem, 'The Star' by Jane Taylor. The poem, which is in couplet form, was first published in 1806 in Rhymes for the Nursery, a collection of poems by Taylor and her sister Ann.