"The Goose Lady's Song" - The Goose Lady's Song

Japanese: 《がちょうおばさんの歌》 - がちょうおばさんのうた
"The Goose Lady's Song" - The Goose Lady's Song

…In England, they are usually called “nursery rhymes”. The name is said to have originated from the collection of nursery rhymes “Mother Goose's Melody” published by John Newbery around 1765 (the title may have been influenced by the subtitle of the collection of nursery rhymes by C. Perrault published in 1697, “Contes de ma mère l'Oye”). There is also a popular American belief that it comes from the name of Mrs. Elizabeth Goose, who taught nursery rhymes to her grandchildren in Boston in the early 18th century. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "The Goose Lady's Song" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…イギリスでは〈nursery rhymes(子ども部屋の歌)〉と呼ぶのが普通。この俗称の起源は,1765年ころニューベリーJohn Newberyが出版した童謡集《がちょうおばさんの歌Mother Goose’s Melody》にあるといわれる(この書名には1697年に出版されたフランスのC.ペローの童謡集の副題《がちょうおばさんの物語Contes de ma mère l’Oye》の影響があるだろう)。18世紀初頭のボストンで孫たちに童謡を教えたエリザベス・グース夫人の名まえに由来するというアメリカの俗説もある。…

※「《がちょうおばさんの歌》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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