Author: Beth Thompson

Lyrics (German folk tune, Nursery rhyme arr. by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey) 1. Willie Boy, Willie Boy, where are you going?May we go with you this sunshiny day?“I go to the meadows to help with the mowing.You may go with me ...

Lyrics – Ojibway (Native American folk song – Ojibway) Wahwahtaysee wahwahtayseee mow e shin tsi bwo nebaune webe egaun be egaun eweeWahwahtaysee wahwahtayseeWas sakoon ainjegun Meaning Flitting white-fire-insect,Give me light before I go to bed.Light me when I go to ...

Lyrics – Fula (Folk song from Mauritania) O baynaa, o bay,O baynaa, o bay, Deyyu, Deyyu, DeyyuDeyyu, Deyyu, Deyyu Addii jaabel gootelAddii jaabel gootel Muccii e hakkunde laawolMuccii e hakkunde laawol Ferlii e hakkunde maayoFerlii e hakkunde maayo O baynaa, ...

Info The Baka people are semi-nomadic ethnic group living in the rain forests in Central Africa. Most of their population live in Cameroon, but there are also Baka people in the Congo (DRC), Gabon, and Central African Republic. (source) Lyrics ...

Lyrics – Shona (Folk song from Zimbabwe) (Sing name) warara hereInderara warara raho English Translation – Did you sleep (Sing name) did you sleepGo to sleep, go to sleep See also Country: Zimbabwe Subject: names Harmony: chords I, IV, V ...

Lyrics (Folk song) The poor Queen of Sheba has lost her gold ring,Guess who has found it. Circle Game Formation: Students stand in a circle with both hands cupped. Two other students stand in the middle: Student A and B. ...

Lyrics – Czech (Folk song from Czechia) Kolo kolo mlýnský,Za čtyři rýnský,Kolo se nám polámalo,Mnoho škody nadělalo,Udělalo bác!* Vezmeme si hoblík, pilku,Zahrajem si ještě chvilku.Až to všechno spravíme,Takhle se zatočíme. *Simple versions end here. English Translation – Round and round ...

Lyrics (Folk song) I can walk with two feet, two feet, two feet.I can walk with two feet all day long. I can jump with two feet…I can run…I can march…I can skip…I can hop…. See also Activities: movement Harmony: ...

Lyrics (Folk song from Burkina Faso) Bura Samine,Bura Samine,Bura Samine o,Bura Samine o oua! Bura Mamine… Meaning This song honors grandfather (“Samine”) and grandmother (“Mamine”) At the end, the “oua” is to signify metaphorically jumping into the care and support ...