Author: Beth Thompson
Folk Songs from Guinea
Song A boron ma See also songs from Africa national anthems world regions
A boron ma
Lyrics – Susu (Folk song from Guinea) A boron ma? Ma boron ma? Eee!A boron ma? Ma boron ma?E Laila!Baga gine fare boron ma woto kui! Eee! English Translation – Is she dancing Is she dancing? Or is she not ...
Fly Little Birds
Lyrics (Melody by Mrs. S. C. Cornwell, Lyrics by Emilie Poulsson) Fly little birds, fly east and west,Seeking a place to build your nest,Tall trees are standing side by side,Will you among their branches hide? Fly little birds, fly high ...
Iavnana bat’onebo
Info This song is sung to the spirits of disease when a child is sick. It is hoped that singing in a soothing manner will coax the spirits of disease to leave. Transliteration (Folk song from Georgia) Iavnana, bat’onebo, vardo ...
The Sweet Nightingale2
Lyrics (Folk song from England) 1. One morning in May by chance I did rove,I sat myself down by the side of a grove,And there did I hear the sweet nightingale singI never heard so sweet, I never heard so ...
Night
Lyrics (Folk tune, Lyrics by Phyllis Manning) Night is falling, winds are calling,Branches bow. Clocks are clicking, minutes ticking,Bedtime now. See also Subjects: night / clocks Harmony: chords I & V Meter: 2 Rhythm: / / ties Scale: tetratonic ...
Halima pakasholo
Lyrics – Unknown language (Folk song from Namibia) I – Halima pakasholoII – halima halima I – Halima pakasholoII – halima halima I – Halima pakasholoII – halima halima I – Halima pakasholoII – halima halima This is a song ...
Mabata Madogo
Lyrics – Swahili (Folk song) Mabata madogo,Mabata madogo,Yanaogelea, yanaogeleaKatika shamba zuriYa mti ya juuKatika shamba zuriYa mti ya juuYanafanya, kwe kwe kweKatika shamba zuriYa mti ya juuKatika shamba zuriYa mti ya juu English Translation – Little ducks Little ducks,Little ducks,They ...
Rățuștele mele pe apă s-au dus
Lyrics – Romanian (Folk song from Romania) Raţuştele mele pe apă s-au dus,Raţuştele mele pe apă s-au dus,Stau cu ciocu-n apă şi codiţa-n sus,Stau cu ciocu-n apă şi codiţa-n sus. Raţuştele mele inoată în iaz,Raţuştele mele inoată în iaz,Dau din ...
There Was a Little Woman
Lyrics (Folk song from England) There was a little woman as I’ve heard tell,Fol lol, diddle diddle dol,She went to market some eggs for to sell,Fol lol, diddle diddle dol,She went to market all on a market day,And she fell ...