Lyrics - Pennsylvania German
(Pennsylvania German folk song)
Reidi, reidi, Geili!
Alle Schtund e Meili,
Geht’s iwwer der Schtumbe,
Fallt’s Bobbli nunner!
Reidi, reidi, Geili!
Alle Schtund e Meili,
Noh griege ner noch en Geili,
Un gehne noch e Meili.
Reidi, reidi, Geili!
Alle Schtund e Meili,
Ich kann nimmi weider geh,
Ich muss e Weili bleiwe.
English Translation – Ride, ride, horse
Ride, ride, horse!
Every hour a little mile,
When it goes over the stump,
The baby falls down!
Ride, ride, horse!
Every hour a little mile,
Then we’ll get still another little horse
And go another little mile.
Ride, ride, horse!
Every hour a little mile,
I can’t go any further,
I have to stay for a little while.
See also
- Culture: Pennsylvania German
- Harmony: chords I, IV, V
- Melody: tonic triad
- Meter: 4
- Rhythm:
- Scale: hexachord
- Tones: drmfsl
- Source: Pennsylvania German Secular Folksongs, Albert F. Buffington, The Pennsylvania German Society, 1974
YouTube
- PDF of song with chords
- MIDI file
- Listen to the melody
