Author: Beth Thompson
Shenandoah
Info Shenandoah is a traditional American folk song dating at least to the early 19th century about a man traveling in a canoe in the Missouri River who wanted to marry the daughter of a Native American (Oneida Iroquois) chief ...
Dona Nobis Pacem
Info The origin of the melody is unknown (most hymnals list it as “traditional”). It is sometimes attributed to Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, though numerous sources attribute it to Mozart. (source) Lyrics – Latin (Traditional) Dona nobis pacem English Translation ...
De colores
Info “De colores” – [Made] of Colors – is a traditional folk song that is well known throughout the Spanish-speaking world. No one knows for sure when the song first began to be sung in the America Continent. The main ...
Listening for Same & Different
Songs These songs have great potential for listening to same and different. Have students listen to the songs and compare the instruments, tempo, style, etc… Amazing Grace America (My Country ‘Tis of Thee) America the Beautiful Danny Boy Down By ...
Dinah
This song has roots in oppression. “Dinah” is a caricature of the African American “Mammy.” “ ..these caricatures were used to defend and romanticize slavery, and the characters were never shown as particularly smart or able to function well outside their role as domestic servants, ...
Did You Feed My Cow
Lyrics (Folk song) 1. Well, did you feed my cow? (Yes, ma’am!)Well, did you feed my cow? (Yes, ma’am!)Well, tell me what did you feed her? (Corn and hay)Well, tell me, what did you feed her? (Corn and hay) 2. ...
Dayenu
Info This song is over a thousand years old and is traditionally sung at Passover. There are a total of 15 verses. The word “Dayenu” means approximately “it would have been enough for us.” The song is about being grateful ...
Danny Boy
Lyrics (Irish folk tune, “Londonderry Air,” Lyrics by Frederic Weatherly, 1910) Oh Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are callingFrom glen to glen, and down the mountain sideThe summer’s gone, and all the flowers are dying‘Tis you, ’tis you must ...
Down Came a Lady
Lyrics (Folk song) Down came a lady, down came two,Down came old Daniel’s wife and she was dressed in blue. See also Subject: colors Harmony: Orff arrangements / one chord Melody: do, re, mi / G,A,B / D,E,G,B Meter: 4 Scales: ...
Down By the Sally Gardens
Lyrics (Folk tune, Lyrics by William Butler Yeats, 1889) Down by the salley gardens my love and I did meet;She passed the salley gardens with little snow-white feet.She bid me take love easy, as the leaves grow on the tree;But ...