The haunting story behind three of Asia's most famous nursery rhymes 1The haunting story behind three of Asia's most famous nursery rhymes 1

1. Kagome Kagome

This is probably the most famous Japanese children’s rhyme, associated with a folk game.

There are many versions of this rhyme, but the most popular is the one below:

Kagome, kagome

Kago no naka no tori wa (O bird in a cage)

Itsu, itsu deyaru (When, when will you fly out?)

Yoake no ban ni (At dusk and at night)

Tsuru to kame ga subetta (Both the crane and the turtle tumbled down)

Ushiro no shoumen dare?

The haunting story behind three of Asia's most famous nursery rhymes

There are many ways to understand this rhyme.

Whatever it is, the song Kagome Kagome is always associated with some scary meaning or story.

2. The little girl carries the doll

This horror rhyme always ranks in the top of Chinese horror songs.

The girl carries the doll

Go to the flower garden to see cherry blossoms

The doll burst into tears calling for her mother

The bird on the tree is laughing ha ha…

The haunting story behind three of Asia's most famous nursery rhymes

The story behind the rhyme is about a little girl, the daughter of an ancient Chinese general.

The haunting story behind three of Asia's most famous nursery rhymes

At the age of 15, she hanged herself in her room.

Then, the war broke out, and the doll passed from person to person.

3. Bac Kim Thang

Bac kim thang, ca lang pumpkin

A column over rafter is a rafter over a column

The oil selling man falls when walking through the bridge

Note sold stay as detailed frog

The teal plays the drum and blows the trumpet

The bumblebee blows toss, toss, to te

The haunting story behind three of Asia's most famous nursery rhymes

A familiar nursery rhyme of Vietnamese children, Bac Kim Thang also has a haunting story behind it.

In the song, the oil seller and the frog seller are as close as brothers.

The haunting story behind three of Asia's most famous nursery rhymes

The frog seller told his friend, but he didn’t believe it.

Readers can discuss and discuss more about these stories as well as other horror works HERE.

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