Author: Beth Thompson
Morning Bells are Loudly Ringing
Lyrics (Folk tune, Lyrics by Lena Chase) Morning bells are loudly ringing,Ding dong, ding dong,High up in the belfry swinging,Dong ding dong. See also Subjects: bells / morning Harmony: chords I & V Melody: major scale Meter: 4 Scale: major ...
Musical Mouse
Lyrics (Melody by Adolf Weidig, Lyrics by May Morgan) Part II dreamt when I was practicing my exercises o’erA little mouse came creeping out and dancing on the floor,I thought his taste was very strange, I’d never caper so,For such ...
Broom Dance
Lyrics (Folk song) One two three four five six sev’nWhere’s my partner? Nine ten ‘lev’n,Toledo OhioThat is where you’ll have to go! Dance / Game Formation: Students stand in two lines facing each other. One extra player (Rover) stands at ...
Harara yourara
Info The Mzouda people live in Morocco. This song displays their sense of humor and ornamentation in the melody, which is improvised. Transliteration (Folk song) Hra-ra yu-ra-ra,A-y-illi henna,Hra-ra yu-ra-ra,A-yiwi henna,Ad rwig tagw ella,Nbelg ak gi s izan,Fkeg ak at tšebeet,Hra-ra ...
Busy Workers
Lyrics (Swedish folk tune, Translation: Carolyn Sherwin Bailey) 1. We will wash our clothes, we’ll wash them,We will wash our clothes just so. RefrainTra la, la la la,Tra la, la la la,Tra la, la la la,Wash just so! 2. …knead ...
Malembe
Lyrics – Lingala (Folk song) Na nzela na lola toko tambola malimbeMalembe toko tambolarepeat Malembe malembe malembe toko tambolarepeat English Translation – Slow On the way to heaven we will walk slowlySlowly we will walkrepeat Slowly slowly we will walkrepeat ...
Folk Songs from Yorubaland
Info Yorubaland is the cultural region of the Yoruba Tribe, which is part of Nigeria, Togo, and Benin. (source) Songs Babala Gumbala See also Africa / Nigeria / Togo / Benin world regions
Babala Gumbala
Info This song is reported to be in the Yoruba language, (source) which is spoken in a few countries, mostly in Western Africa. It is a call and response greeting song (source) (source: Feinbier). Lyrics – Yoruba (Folk song from ...
I Know You
Lyrics (English folk song) I know you and you know me,I should say so! I should hope so!Forward now with a one, two, threeAnd all hands round! Dance Formation: All students stand in two lines with partners facing each other. ...
Aaya yimbéy
Lyrics (Folk song from Senegal) Aayaa yimbéy, Aayaa yimbéy,Aayaa yóo Sàmba Wore doom yimbéy!(repeat) Kaala ak kurus, satala ak borom,Yaay bóoy bañuma ko dama koo ragal(repeat) English Translation Aayaa yimbéy, Aayaa yimbéy,Aayaa yóo Sàmba Wore, my son!(repeat) With his turban* ...