Who Lives Here?: the words
- The bird lives in a nest in the tree,
चिड़िया रहे घोंसले में, - The bee lives in a hive, busy as can be,
मधुमक्खी रहे छत्ते में, - The rabbit lives in a burrow below,
खरगोश रहे बिल में नीचे, - The fish lives where the waters flow,
मछली रहे पानी के बीचे, - The lion lives in a den so deep,
शेर रहे गुफा में गहरी, - And I live at home, where I sleep!
मैं रहूँ घर में, नींद सुनहरी!
Sing it any speed you like. The tune on this page was written for this song, so there is no "right" version to match — your child's version is the right one.
How to sing it together
Three ways to sing
🎵 With music plays the tune under Golu's voice. 🐢 Sing after me sings one line, then plays the tune again with no words so your child can sing it back — the call-and-response way songs have been taught for thousands of years. 🗣️ No music speaks each line slowly, which is best for learning the words the first few times.
Do the actions
Each line has a small picture that pops up beside Golu: clap, wave, stamp, breathe. Doing the action while singing the word is how young children remember both. If your child only does the actions and does not sing at all, that is a perfectly good start.
Why songs matter at this age
Songs slow language down, repeat it and put a beat under it, which is exactly what a young brain needs to pull words apart. Children who sing a lot hear the syllables and rhymes inside words earlier, and that listening skill is the strongest early sign of how easily a child will learn to read. A song is also a routine you can carry anywhere: sung at the same moment each day, it tells a child what comes next without a single instruction.
In your language
The words were written in English and Hindi and are sung in 34 languages. In the other languages the words are carefully translated rather than re-rhymed, so they may not rhyme the way the English does; Golu chants them over the same tune. If your family sings it differently, sing it your way.
More Golu songs
This song belongs to the "Animals" 🐄 week in Golu's Day. All 72 Golu songs are on the songs for kids page, and the traditional rhymes are on nursery rhymes and Hindi rhymes.
Now do it for real
When the screen goes off, do something with your hands. Try 🐶 Paper bag animal — an easy craft for ages 3-6, with every step read aloud in your language. You will need a paper bag, colours and scrap paper, glue; nothing that needs a trip to a shop.
There are 56 more on the things to do at home page, and free printable worksheets if you would rather have something on paper. Ten minutes on a screen and twenty minutes off it is a good shape for a day at this age.