By Type of Song
Holiday Songs
Lullabies Around The World
Songs With Many Versions
More From Cameroon
More Songs From Cameroon
Songs in the French Language
Articles about Cameroon
Countries and Cultures in Africa
International Music & Culture
Nous avons une histoire
Songs & Rhymes From Cameroon
Nous avons une histoire,
Allons, allons,
À vous faire écouter,
Voyons, voyons, voyons, voyons,
Voyons, voyons, voyons voyons,
Voyons, voyons, voyons voyons.
We Have a Story
Children's Song
We have a story,
Let's go, let's go*,
To tell you,
Let's see, let's see, let's see, let's see**,
Let's see, let's see, let's see, let's see,
Let's see, let's see, let's see, let's see.
*or "Get on with it"
**or "Here goes"
Many thanks to Nyango M. Nambangi of the Minnesota African Women's Association for contributing, translating and singing this song.
Download MIDI Tune
Mama Lisa's Books
Our books feature songs in the original languages, with translations into English. Many include beautiful illustrations, commentary by ordinary people, and links to recordings, videos, and sheet music. Your purchase will help us keep our site online!
Visit our store.
Kid Songs Around The World
Paperback (on Amazon)
French Kids Songs & Rhymes
Spanish Kids Songs & Rhymes
Xmas Around The World
Mexican Kids Songs & Rhymes
Irish Kids Songs & Rhymes
Italian Kids Songs & Rhymes
Nursery Rhyme Favorites
German Culture Sampler
Favorite Kids Songs
Christmas Carols From Around The World
Hungarian Kid Songs & Rhymes
German Kids Songs & Rhymes
Cookies Around The World
Frère Jacques Around The World
The Paper Hat Book
The Bug Poem Book
Lyrics & Recordings Needed!
Please contribute a traditional song or rhyme from your country.
Christmas Carols Around The World
Songs by Continent
Songs With Many Versions Around The World
A Mama Lisa eBook, 200+ Pages, with Links to Recordings and Videos
In French Kids Songs & Rhymes we've gathered over 50 of France's best-loved traditional children's songs, presented in their original French language and with translations into English.
You'll find well-known songs like Frère Jacques (Brother John), Alouette, gentille alouette (Lark, Sweet Lark) and Au clair de la lune (Under the Moon), alongside many you may never have heard of.
This book includes:
•	Over 50 French children's songs and rhymes
• Full text of each in the original language
• English translations
• Many with links to sheet music
• Most with links to recordings and videos
• Commentary from our correspondents about what the songs and rhymes have meant to their lives
• Illustrations
There's no better way to help kids and adults alike learn to love the French language!
THIS IS A DOWNLOADABLE EBOOK AVAILABLE INSTANTLY.
Language Learning Made Fun!
With Kid Songs From Around The World
Visit the Mama Lisa Book Store
Mama Lisa's Blog
Music, culture and traditions from all around the world!
Proverbs & Wise Sayings from Cameroon
We thought it would be interesting to collect wise sayings and proverbs from around the world. Our good friend Nyango from Cameroon was kind enough to get us started with some Cameroonian sayings… Here are some Cameroonian wise sayings expressed in Pidgin English: 1) "Tiko drink, Kumba [...]
Lullabies of Africa
Archimusic on YouTube has 25 lovely videos of people in Africa singing lullabies from their childhood. They're not accompanied by the lyrics. But they're beautiful all the same! Check it out! -Mama Lisa [...]
How to Call a Time-out in Games around the World
When kids in the US are playing a game and they want to temporarily pause it, they'll yell, "Time-out!" Sometimes, they'll also make a "T" with their hands or arms (see pic). The term "time-out" comes from sports. They use it to pause games too. More [...]
Soualle (Good Night) – An African Lullaby
Souallé is a beautiful lullaby that comes from a part of Africa that was formerly called French Equatorial Africa. It was the federation of French colonies that included French Congo, Gabon, Oubangui-Chari, Chad, and French Cameroon. It's believed that this lullaby is specifically from [...]
I Have a Head–Song about the Face for Young Children with a Recording
Here's a wonderful song for preschoolers and kindergartners to learn about the head and face. This song is sung in English in Cameroon, Africa. It was sung for us by Nyango M. Nambangi. MP3 Recording of I Have a Head I Have a Head I have a head, a head, I have a head, a […] [...]
"Eh hen" – A Multipurpose Cameroonian Phrase
"Eh hen" is a phrase from Cameroon that serves many purposes. Nyango sent the recording below to explain its meanings (some of which depend upon the intonation)... Recording about the Cameroonian Phrase "Eh hen" I listed the definitions below in the order that Nyango [...]
Dance Like a Butterfly Song from Cameroon
Nyango M. Nambangi sent us this Cameroonian song from her childhood in Africa. It's a lovely song to sing with children and they can even dance while singing! Like many African songs, it's a call and response song. In the recording below, Nyango explains how to sing and dance to [...]
Greetings in Cameroonian Pidgin English
I asked Nyango how to say "hi" in Cameroonian Pidgin English. Here's what she wrote: Most people will greet you in pidgin with "How na?" which is actually "How now?" and actually means: "How are you?" "What's up?". A lot more will [...]
A Catchy Tune from Cameroon
Warning: This song is extremely catchy! All you have to do is listen to the mp3 below and then watch the video at the link and you'll be singing it for weeks. This song is called "Marry Me" or "A Little Sailor Boy". It's about men in different professions coming [...]
Song about the Boot Shape of Italy with a Recording
Nyango sent me this song from Cameroon, Africa that's about the shape of Italy. Here's what she wrote: "…wondering if I had given you this song we learn as children in Cameroon during Geography. It goes; The shape of Italy is admittedly Often described as the shape of a [...]
Copyright ©2019 by Lisa Yannucci. All rights reserved.
AboutContact UsAdvertiseResources