Lyrics - German
(German folk song)
Backe, backe Kuchen,
Der Bäcker hat gerufen!
Wer will gute Kuchen backen,
Der muss haben sieben Sachen:
Eier und Schmalz,
Butter und Salz,
Milch und Mehl,
Safran macht den Kuchen gehl (gelb),
Schieb in den Ofen ‘rein.
English Translation - Bake, bake a cake
Bake, bake a cake
The baker has called!
He who wants to bake good cakes
Must have seven things:
Eggs and lard,
Butter and salt,
Milk and flour,
Saffron makes the cake yellow!
Shove it into the oven.
(source)
Hand-Clapping
Similar to Pat-a-Cake, this song can be clapped on the steady beat.
See also
- Country: Germany
- Subjects: baking / food
- Activities: clapping
- Harmony: I, IV, V / one chord / Orff
- Melody: mi, so, la / low do & high do / descending major pentascale
- Meter: 4
- Rhythm: steady beat
- Scale: hexachord
- Tones: drmfsld’
- Kodaly-based interactive curriculum with this song
YouTube
or purchase here (printables only)
- PDF of song with chords + Lesson ideas + Orff arrangement
- MIDI file
- Listen to the song
