【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。
Ding, dong, bell
叮咚铃儿响
Pussys in the well
猫咪在井
Who put her in
谁把猫咪扔井里
Little Johnny Green
小约翰格林
Who pulled her out
谁把它拉出来啦
Little Tommy Stout
小汤米斯图尔特
What a naughty boy was that
多么顽皮的孩子啊
To try to drown poor pussy cat
竟然想要淹死可怜的小猫咪
Who neer did him any harm
小猫咪不仅对他没有伤害
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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