Collection of winter nursery rhymes, folk songs, and children's songs. Includes fun winter hand-play songs too.
Do you like winter?Although winter is very cold, there are many unique ways to enjoy it: you can see a beautiful silver world created by pure white snow, and you can feel a special kind of warmth you can only experience in winter, like hot pot dishes or sitting in a kamakura snow hut.There are also lots of fun events like Christmas and New Year’s!Children are probably looking forward to making snowmen, having snowball fights, and enjoying Christmas presents and cakes, aren’t they?In this article, we’ll introduce nursery rhymes, folk songs, traditional children’s songs, and hand-play songs themed around various aspects of “winter.”There are many songs that will turn a winter that’s “just cold” into wonderful memories, so please give them a listen!
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Collection of winter children's songs, folk songs, and nursery rhymes. Fun winter finger-play songs too (41–50)
Winter’s Daughter, Rikka-RokkaSakushi: Oshima Asako / Sakkyoku: Sakurai Eiko
Rikkarokka is quite an exotic-sounding name, but perhaps I’m not the only one who was reminded of the alternate name for snow, “rokka” (six-petaled flower).
Rikkarokka arrives with the first snowfall and then fades away with the coming of spring.
This slightly wistful story, reminiscent of the Russian folktale “The Snow Maiden,” unfolds over a melody that evokes Celtic music, making it a classic winter song.
Winter MarchSakkyoku: Koshiji Nobuyoshi
Fumiaki Koshiji composed “Winter March,” which was broadcast on NHK’s Minna no Uta.
As you’d expect from a march, it’s a very cheerful, bright song with a great rhythm.
Winter’s cold can make you reluctant to go outside, but listening to this track might just make you want to go out and play!
fir tree
Beloved as a classic that colors the winter season, this piece is a German-born Christmas carol cherished around the world.
It originally began as a folk song on the theme of romance, but was adapted into its current form in 1824 by Ernst Anschütz.
Through the image of the lush evergreen fir tree, the work expresses sincerity, hope, and an unchanging beauty.
In Japan, it has been covered by many artists and has become an essential song for the Christmas season.
It was also featured on NHK’s “Meikyoku Album,” with a broadcast performance by the Tokyo Junior Chorus and the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra.
With a warm atmosphere that seems to make one forget the winter cold, this song is sure to make Christmas time with family and friends all the more special.
Come, spring
Mii-chan has just started walking, they say.
With snow likely still on the ground, the little girl probably isn’t allowed to go outside yet.
Infant words like jojo, meaning “zōri” (straw sandals), and onmo, referring to the outdoors, vividly evoke the figure and expressions of a child longing for spring.
The swelling peach buds in the garden seem to be telling her, “Spring is right before your eyes.”
Snow DanceSakkyoku: Traditional
Originally titled “Tynom Tanom,” this is a Czech folk song to which Japanese lyricist Keizo Yui added Japanese lyrics.
It’s also fun to compare it with the original, which rhythmically repeats the words “Tynon Tanon.” The song likens falling snow to a dance and delights in that image.
It has also appeared in music textbooks.
Winter nightMonbushō shōka
This is a Ministry of Education song published in the Third-Year Edition of Elementary School Songs.
The lyricist and composer are unknown.
It depicts a harsh winter with blizzards raging and everything covered in snow.
In an era when there wasn’t even radio, let alone television, it portrays the scene of a family gathering closely around the hearth, enjoying time together.
Octopus Song
Kites have been loved in Japan for a very long time.
Some of you might remember flying them at New Year’s when you were children.
This song is about that.
It first appeared in 1911 in the collection ‘Jinjō Shōgaku Shōka’ (Elementary School Songs), and its original title was said to be ‘Kaminowashi no Uta’ (Song of the Paper Kite).
The first verse is well known, but there are actually three verses.
The relaxed melody evokes the image of a kite soaring in the sky.
Every now and then, it’s nice to listen to a nostalgic song like this and let your thoughts wander to the good old days.
