Author: Beth Thompson
Manamolela
Info This song is about people hoeing and telling the foreman they are tired and want a break. (source) Lyrics – Sotho (Folk song from South Africa) Manamolela, Manamolela,Helele re khat’hetsi (repeat)Ahere khat’hetsi! (repeat) English Translation – Mediator (Foreman) O ...
Can You Walk on Tiptoe
Lyrics (Traditional chant) Can you walk on tiptoe,As softly as a cat?And can you stamp along the road,Stamp, stamp, just like that? Can you take some great big strides,Just like a giant can?Or walk along so slowlyLike a poor bent ...
Kur tu teci
Lyrics – Latvian (Folk song from Latvia) Kur tu teci, kur tu teci, gailīti mans?(repeat)No rītīņa agrumā.(repeat) Ciemā teku, ciemā teku, meitas celt.(repeat)No rītīņa agrumā.(repeat) Ietecēju, ietecēju sētīņā.(repeat)Trīs reizītes nodziedāj.(repeat) Celies mana, сelies mana, līgaviņ.(repeat)Jau gailītis nodziedaj.(repeat) Necelšos, necelšos, miedziņš ...
Bangun tidur
Lyrics – Bahasa Indonesia (Folk song from Indonesia) Bangun tidur, ku uterus mandi,Tidak lupa menggosok gigi,Habis mandi ku tolong ibu,Membersihkan tempat tidurku. English Translation – When I wake up When I wake up, I take a bath right away,I never ...
Little Bells of Christmas
Lyrics (English folk song) The little bells of Christmas say,Ding dong, ding dong dong,The little bells of Christmas say,Ding ding dong. See also Subject: Christmas / bells Harmony: rounds / chords I & V Rhythm: Scale: 5 tones Tones: s,t,drm Source: ...
Esa noche yo bailá
Info This 17th century carol was found in the Archives of the Monastery of Santa Clara, Cochabamba, Bolivia. Enslaved people from West Africa spoke this dialect, which was a mixture of Spanish and the native language of Guinea. (source) Lyrics ...
Deilig Er den Himmel Blaa
Lyrics (Danish folk song, Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig, 1810) Deilig er den himmel blå,lyst det er å se derpå,hvor de gylne stjerner blinkerhvor de smiler, hvor de vinkeross fra jorden opp til seg,oss fra jorden opp til seg Det er ...
Lippai
Lyrics – German (19th Century folk song from Austria, Tyrol) Lippai, steh auf vom Schlaf!“Was ist denn da?”Mich wundert’s dass d’schlafen kannst.“Ich schlaf schon.”Geh mit mir auf die Weid,Schau, was für wunder geit.‘Sist so licht wie am Tag.“Was wär das?” ...
The Snow
Lyrics (folk song) 1. Oh see the snow is falling now,It powders all the trees.//The flakes abound and all aroundThey float upon the breeze.// (repeat) 2. ‘Tis snowing fast and cold the blast,But yet I hope ‘twill stay,//Oh see it ...
Merry Little Snowflakes
Lyrics (Melody by Mildred J. Hill, publ. 1896, Lyrics by Patty S. Hill) Merry little snowflakes dancing in the air,Busy little snowflakes falling everywhere,Blowing in our faces, falling at our feet,And kissing all the children as they run along the ...