Author: Beth Thompson
Jute Mill Song (Oh Dear Me)
Info Mary Brooksbank (1897-1978) adjusted the lyrics from this Scottish folk song and then wrote verses 2 and 3. She based her lyrics on her own difficult experience of working in a jute mill. Lyrics – Scots (Based on a ...
Adieu paure Carnaval
Lyrics – Occitan (Folk song from Occitania) RefrainAdieu paure, Adieu paure,Adieu paure Carnaval !Tu te’n vas et ièu m’entòrni,Adieu paure Carnaval ! 1. Adieu ta bèla joinessaVai ti siàs pron divertitAs acabat tei richessasAra deves te’n repentir 2. S’es verai ...
Kkachikkachi seollal song
Lyrics – Transliteration (Korean folk song) kkachi kkachi seollareun eojeokkegoyouri uri seollareun oneuriraeyogopgo goun daenggido naega deurigosaero saon sinbaldo naega sineoyo uri eonni jeogori norang jeogoriuri dongsaeng jeogori saekdong jeogoriabeojiwa eomeoni hosahasigourideurui jeolbatgi joahasyeoyo urijip dwitteureneun neoreul nokoseosang deurigo jat ...
By the Beautiful Sea
Lyrics (Music by Harry Carroll, 1914, Lyrics by Harold R. Atteridge) By the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea,You and I you and I, oh! How happy we’ll be,When each wave comes a rolling in,We will duck or ...
Pengwi Bai Anoga
Lyrics (Folk song of the Northwest Shoshone Tribe, Native American) Pengwi bai anoga,Pengwi bai anoga,Pengwi bai anoga ehna(repeat) Buhip bai anogaBuhip bai anogaBuhip bai anoga ehna(repeat) English Translation Fish upon the waves,Fish upon the waves,Fish upon the waves, syllables(repeat) Green ...
Enjovu
Lyrics (Folk song from Uganda) Enjovu, enjovu, enjovuEnjovu, enjovu, enjovuYakula bulungi negejjanaye akakira ka’ayokekajiswaaza. English Translation Elephant, elephant elephant,Elephant, elephant elephant,He grew up well and got fatbut the tail of itkekajiswaza. See also Country: Uganda Subject: elephant Harmony: chords I, ...
Night and Day
Lyrics (Music by Ludwig van Beethoven, Lyrics by M. Louise Baum) Flowing flowingGlowing glowingMoonlight beams on quiet streamsTo cheer them through the night. Longer longer,Stronger stronger,Sunny rays on summer daysFill all the world with light. See also Subjects: Beethoven / ...
Aunt Hagar’s Children Blues
Info This has become a jazz standard. (source) Lyrics (Music by W. C. Handy, 1920, Lyrics by J. Tim Brymn) Hear Aunt Hagar’s children harmonizing,Hear that sweet melody,It’s like choir from on high broke loose,If the devil brought it, the ...
We’re Coming Arkansas
Lyrics (American folk song) RefrainWe’re coming ArkansasWe’re coming ArkansasOur four-horse team will soon be seenOn the road to Arkansas 1. They say there is a streamWhere crystal waters flow,That’ll cure a man sick or wellIf he will only go!Refrain 2. ...
Sok születésnapokat
Info This is Hungary’s traditional birthday song. Lyrics (Folk song from Hungary) Sok születésnapokat vígan megélhess,Napjaidat számlálni ne légyen terhes,Az ég harmatja szívedet újítsa,Áldások árja házad elborítsa. Te néked minden öröm holtig adassék,S amellett semmi bánat ne barátkozzék,Légyen életednek virága ...