I am amazed by how many Chinese children’s songs are out there about a kangaroo mom’s pouch (see [1] and [2])! I even found a YouTube video with the exact same song as the lyrics below [3], but—just my luck—it got taken down before I could finish this post. A quick Google search led me to some Douyin (Chinese TikTok) videos featuring the same song. However, I could not really figure out how to share the videos (what looks like a share button led to a QR code) and the videos kept autoplaying like a neverending playlist…
Lyrics
| English | Pinyin | Simplified |
|---|---|---|
| Kangaroo Mom | dài shǔ mā mā | 袋鼠妈妈 |
| Kangaroo mom has a pouch | dài shǔ mā mā yǒu gè dài dài | 袋鼠妈妈有个袋袋 |
| Inside the pouch is a baby | dài dài lǐ miàn zhuāng gè guāi guāi | 袋袋里面装个乖乖 |
| The baby and mom love each other | guāi guāi hé mā mā xiāng qīn xiāng ài | 乖乖和妈妈相亲相爱 |
| Love each other | xiāng qīn xiāng ài | 相亲相爱 |
References
- http://www.baobao88.com/bbmusic/erge/01/2041991.html
- http://www.baobao88.com/bbmusic/erge/04/18185400.html
- https://www.youtube.com/embed/IKdcUDs6iEM?si=EgLJmzaN-IAP8VUX
Credits
Photo by Mark Stoop