【导语】鹅妈妈童谣(Mother Goose)是英国民间童谣集,这些民间童谣在英国流传时间相当久,有的长达数百年,总数约有八百多首,内容典雅,有幽默故事、游戏歌曲、儿歌、谜语、催眠曲、字母歌、数数歌、绕口令、动物歌等,是英、美人士从孩童时代就耳熟能详的儿歌。
Six Little Mice Sat Down to Spin
六只小老鼠在纺纱
Six little mice sat down to spin
六只小老鼠在纺纱
Pussy passed by, and she peeped in
猫咪路过,偷偷在看
What are you doing, my little men?
你们在做什么?我的小男孩儿?
Making coats for gentlemen.
为先生们做大衣。
Shall I come in and bite off your threads?
我能进去帮你们咬断线吗?
No, no, Miss Pussy, youll bite off our heads.
不不,猫咪小姐,你进来会咬断我们的脑袋的。
Oh, no, Ill not, Ill help you spin.
不会的,我会帮你们纺纱的。
That may be so, but you dont come in.
也许是吧,但是你还是不能进来。
鹅妈妈童谣的创作方法是其他国家传到英国的。当中包含的民间故事在1697年被叫做母亲鹅的故事,且出现在短的吹牛大话或故事中。这些故事在1729年被转变为英国语。但是在那之后不久,当约翰(可以称得上是鹅妈妈童谣的创作人)和他的公司已经发现出版这种书是有利润的时候,他们决定出版收录这些传统诗的书。他们给鹅妈妈童谣的曲子起一些适当而又无意义的名字。这个1791年的Newbery(约翰的姓)版本是最早的《鹅妈妈童谣》,也是世界最早的儿歌集。它包含了五十二首诗,和每首以一个例子说明。
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