Video Spanish nursery rhymes
History and Context
Nursery Rhymes are short songs written for small children. The lyrics are usually simple and repetitive for easy comprehension and memorization. Although they are meant to be lighthearted and fun, they also function as an introduction to music and certain basic concepts learned through repetition and song. Traditionally, nursery rhymes are taught through the Oral Tradition where knowledge, stories, and songs are learned through generational repetition as part of familial or popular culture. Although in previous decades there has been a surge in specialized artists within the infant market. Nursery Rhymes are activities through which children can learn and play with different melodies, that also introduce children to popular themes that help with early socialization.
Many Latin American Nursery Rhymes are based in the context of the farm or rural life. After the Spanish conquest of the continent, much of the oral tradition derived from religious and superstitious traditions with the goal of introducing children to formative social concepts.
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Classification by Function
One possible method of Nursery Rhyme classification is that of function. Although it is possible that one song may fall under more than one category, each has a different goal or purpose:
- Play Songs or De Juego
- Lullabies or Nanas/Canciones de cuna
- Tongue-twisters or De habilidad
- Teaching songs or Didácticas
Examples
Los Pollitos Dicen is a classic Spanish Nursery Rhyme De juego, and also falls under the Nana or Cancion de cuna category. Its popularity is similar to that of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star," in English.
Los pollitos dicen pío, pío, pío
cuando tienen hambre cuando tienen frio.
La gallina busca el maiz y el trigo
les da la comida y les presta abrigo.
Bajo de sus alas, acurrucaditos
duermen los pollitos hasta el otro día!''
Little chickies squeal, pio pio pio,
When they are so cold, and when they want a meal.
Mama goes and gets them corn from the field,
serves them each their food, and warms them head to heel.
Chickies sleep so yummy, snuggled up with mommy,
And that's just where they'll stay until another day.
References
Source of article : Wikipedia
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