Let's learn and sing : Korean Children's Songs

The itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout.

Down came the rain, and washed the spider out.

Out came the sun,and dried up all the rain.

So, the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again.

Does this bring you your childhood memories? Well, for me, it brings my memories of my time in Korea when I was teaching English to young children. This spider song was one of my favorites as you can do it with some body movements and the kids just loved it. Just like anywhere else in the world, there are many children's songs in Korea. Today I brought three that might be suitable for anyone who's just starting to learn Korean.

Korean Children's Songs

Let's learn and sing : Korean Children's Songs

반짝반짝 작은 별

If you know the twinkle, twinkle, little star, this is the Korean version.

반짝반짝 ban jjak ban jjak twinkle twinkle

작은 jak eun little

별 byul star

아름답게 a ruem dap ge beautifully

비치네 bi chi ne shines

동쪽 dong jjok the east

하늘에서도 hanuel e seo do in the sky

서쪽 seo jjok the west

하늘에서도 anuel e seo do in the sky

반짝반짝 작은 별 아름답게 비치네 동쪽 하늘에서도 서쪽 하늘에서도 반짝반짝 작은 별 아름답게 비치네

Twinkle, twinkle, little star. It's shining beautifully in the eastern and western skies Twinkle, twinkle, little star. It's shining beautifully

학교 종이 땡땡땡

학교 종이 hak gyo jong i school bell

땡땡땡 ddaeng ddaeng ddaeng ding ding dong (sound of the bell)

어서 모이자 eo seo mo i ja let's all gather now

선생님이 seon seng nim i teacher

우리를 woo ri ruel for us

기다리신다 gi da ri shin da waiting

사이좋게 sa i jo ke friendly with each other

오늘도 o nuel do today again

공부 gong bu study

잘하자 jal ha ja do it well

학교 종이 땡땡땡 어서 모이자 선생님이 우리를 기다리신다 학교 종이 땡땡땡 어서 모이자 사이좋게 오늘도 공부 잘하자

The school bell rings ding dong Let's all gather now The teacher is waiting for us The school bell rings ding dong Let's study well today

산토끼 토끼야

산토끼 santoki a wild rabbit, jackrabbit

토끼야 toki- ya hey, rabbit

어디를 가느냐 eo di reul ga neu nya where are you going

깡총깡총 kkang chong kkang chong jumping jumping

뛰면서 ddui myun seo hoping

어디를 가느냐 eo di reul ga nue nya where are you going

산고개 san go ge mountain hills

고개를 go ge reul hills

나혼자 na hon ja me alone

넘어서 neom eo seo going over

토실토실 tosil tosil chubby

알밤을 al bam eul chestnut

주워올테야 ju wo ol te ya I will pick and bring

​산토끼 토끼야 어디를 가느냐 깡총깡총 뛰면서 어디를 가느냐 산고개 고개를 나혼자 넘어서 토실토실 알밤을 주워올테야

Hey, Jackrabbit where are you going? Jumping and hoping where are you going? I will go over the mountain hills and pick up chubby chestnuts and bring them

How was it? I hope you had some fun learning and singing the Korean children's songs!

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