Songs About Stars

Once and a while there are nursery rhymes that never get old and to this day, ‘The Star’ is a favorite among parents and kids. Jane Taylor (1783-1824), was born in London, England. She was only 23 years old when she wrote ‘The Star’ along with her sister Ann. Mrs. Taylor’s mother was a writer also. It was noted that she expressed explicit love and tenderness between a mother and child while they gazed at the evening stars.’The Star’ was in the first stanza of the poem in the popular English children’s book, Rhymes for the Nursery, published in 1806. The original book is held by the British Library.

Learning Can Be Fun If You Have When It’s A Rhyme

Early learning is remembered easier with the words are associated with an animation. ‘The Star’ has been put to music and popular videos. Simple words and gestures help the young toddlers to be attracted to this poem. Numerous websites offer different versions and characters of twinkle twinkle little star lyrics.

There are websites that provide a fun way to learn by contributing animation and kids singing the songs. They have used ‘The Star’ melody to learn English.

Simple Song With A Lot Of Meaning

A popular person who used this song to enrich the lives of thousands of kids was the late Mr. Nelson Mandela. He would sing his own version of this nursery rhyme to the kids he would visit. There is a new online exhibition that features a slideshow of images of Mr. Mandela visiting kids starting in the early 1950s and didn’t stop until July 2010.

Mozart Enjoyed This Rhyme

The French sang it to a tune Ah! vous dirai-je, maman. It was published in 1761. Mozart composed with Twelve Variations on Twelve Variations on “Ah vous dirai-je, Maman”.

What some people aren’t familiar with is that ‘The Star’ an English poem actually has five stanzas. It is the first stanza that is so popular.