Category: folk song / traditional

Lyrics – Chinese (Chinese folk song) Tse ma chang sheng wai,Sai shang hau feng guang,Tsau er chang, ma er juang,Meng gu er niu mu niou yang.Huang he an, yin Shan pang,Ying shiong chi ma gul chiau liang. Singable English Outside ...

Lyrics – Haitian Creole (Haitian folk song) RefrainPanama mwen tonbépanama mwen tonbépanama mwen tonbé sa-ki-diyayéranmanse li pou mwen Mwen soti la ville Jacmelma prale Lavalean arivanm kafou Benèpanama mwen tonbé English Translation – My Hat Fell Off My hat fell off,My ...

Lyrics – Haitian Creole (Haitian folk song) Dodo ti pitit manmanDodo ti pitit papaSi li pa dodo, krab la va manjeSi li pa dodo, krab la va manje Manman ou pa la, l ale la rivyèPapa ou pa la, l ...

Lyrics – Spanish (Folk song) Doña Ana no está aquí,Está en su vergel;Abriendo la rosa y cerrando el clavel. Spoken: ¿Dónde está Doña Ana? English Translation – Mrs. Ana Miss Ana isn’t hereShe’s in the gardenOpening the rose and closing the ...

Lyrics (Stephen Foster) Slumber, my darling, thy mother is near,Guarding thy dreams from all terror and fear,Sunlight has passed and the twilight has gone,Slumber, my darling, the night’s coming on. Sweet visions attend thy sleep,Fondest, dearest to me,While others their ...

Lyrics (American folk song) All day on the prairie in the saddle I ride,Not even a dog, boys, to trot by my side,My fire I kindle with chips gathered round,I boil my own coffee without being ground.I wash in a ...

Lyrics – Spanish (Folk song from Peru) Una señora iba muy de paseoRompiendo los faroles con su sombreroY al ruido de los vidrios salió el gobernadorA preguntarle a la señora quién ha roto ese farol Y la señora dijo que ...

Lyrics – Italian (Italian folk song) Giro giro tondo, gira il mondo,gira la terra, tutti giù per terra!Giro giro tondo, il mare è fondo,tonda è la terra, tutti giù per terra! Giro giro tondo, l’angelo è biondo,biondo è il grano, ...

Lyrics (Folk song) Sea shell, sea shell,Sing a song for me,Sing about the ocean,Sing about the sea. Recorder Notes G, A, B, D’ See also Subject: water / singing Harmony: chords I & V Melody: G,A,B,D’ Meter: 2 Rhythm:    /  ...

Lyrics (American folk song) Went down to the cornfield to pick a mess of beans,Along come the bell cow a-pecking at the greens. RefrainOh, the bell cow, catch her by the tail,Oh, the bell cow, milk her in the pail. ...