Info
Noriu Miego means “I desire sleep.”
Lyrics
(Lithuanian folk song)
O, I want to go to sleep
And of my love be dreaming,
I shall feel that she is near,
And yet it’s only seeming (repeat last 2 lines)
I shall send a messenger
To see what she is making.
From the garden green the rue,
The shining rue she’s taking (repeat last 2 lines)
While she twines the wreath of rue
I hear her softly singing,
“Who shall have this wreath of rue,
Its tender message bringing?” (repeat last 2 lines)
Dance
Formation – All players join hands in a circle.
A
- Measure 1 – Hop on R foot, put L ankle on floor on downbeat
- Measure 2 – Hop on L foot, put R ankle on floor on downbeat
- Measures 3-4 – Repeat hopping, double time (once per beat): R, L, R, L
B
- Measure 5 – Clap twice (once per beat)
- Measure 6 – Stomp 3 times (Optional: begin right / left hand star instead of stomping.)
- Measures 7-8 – Right hand star, walk to the left (Optional: circle left)
- Repeat Measure 5
- Repeat Measure 6
- Repeat Measures 7-8 – Left hand star, walk to the right (Optional: circle right)
See also
- Country: Lithuania
- Activities: dances
- Form: AB (see below)
- Harmony: chords I, II, V
- Meter: 2
- Tempo fast & slow
- Scale: major
- Source: Handy Play Party Book, Lynn Rohrbough, Co-operative Recreational Service, 1940
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