Author: Beth Thompson
Eka Muda
Lyrics (Comanche folk song, Native American) Eka muda, eka mudaHe haiya, eka muda,He haiya, eka muda Translation unknown Game Formation: Students sit or kneel in two lines (teams) facing each other. Each team has 4 sticks (signifying points). Team A ...
Nila Nila odi vaa
Lyrics – Transliteration (Tamil folk song from India) Nila Nila odi vaaNillamal odi vaa(repeat)Malai methu yeri vaaMalligai poo kondu vaa(repeat)Nila Nila odi vaaNillamal odi vaa(repeat)Nillamal odi vaa English Translation – Moon moon come running Moon moon come runningRun without stopping(repeat)Climb ...
Song of the Birds
Lyrics (Lowell Mason) Through woodland wild we sweetly stray,Where gentle streams are flowing,We sing away the summer day,We sing away the summer day,The summer day we sing away, we sing away. We build our sheltering nest on high,Where summer boughs ...
Here We Sit
Lyrics (Folk song) Here we sit in a ring,Close your eyes now while we sing.One of us will go and hide,Guess who made that space so wide. Circle Singing Game Formation: Students sit in a circle.Students sing the song with ...
En la feria de San Juan
Lyrics – Spanish (Folk song from Puerto Rico) En la feria de San Juanyo compré (1) un pitillo.piri piri piri el pitilloVenga usted, venga usteda la feria de San Juan.Venga usted, venga usteda la feria de San Juan (2) una ...
Farfallina bella e bianca
Lyrics – Italian (Folk song from Italy) Farfallina bella e biancaVola vola e mai si stancaVola qua, vola làPoi su un fior si poserà Ecco, ecco l’ha trovatoTutto rosso e profumatoVola qua, vola làUn alto fior lei troverà Si posò ...
I Don’t Care if the Rain Comes Down
Lyrics (American folk song) I don’t care if the rain comes down, I’m gonna dance all day,I don’t care if the rain comes down, I’m gonna dance all day,Hey hey, carry me away, I’m gonna dance all day,Hey hey, carry ...
The Mill Song
Lyrics (American folk song) Round and round, the mill goes round,As it does the corn is ground. Circle Singing Game Formation: (Uneven number of students) Students stand in a circle holding hands with a partner. One student is “It” in ...
On a Log Mr. Frog
Lyrics (Folk song) On a log, Mister frogSang a song the whole day long.Glumph, glumph, glumph, glumph See also Subject: frogs Harmony: one chord / Orff arrangements Meter: 2 Melody: mi so la Rhythm: Scale: tetratonic Tones: dmsl Source: Share ...
Canten señores cantores
Lyrics – Spanish (Folk song from Argentina) Canten señores cantores, lo que venían cantandoY como recién llegado, alzo mi voz con receloNaranjales, duraznales, qué bonitos carnavales English Translation – Sing gentlemen singers Sing gentlemen singers, what you have been singingAnd ...