Category: folk song / traditional
Thanksgiving Round
Lyrics (Composer unknown) Now the farmer sows his field,Its increase soon the ground will yield. Now the fields are bright and green,The yellow corn will soon be seen. Now the reapers’ sickles ring,And harvest home they gladly sing. See also ...
Pili Aoao
Lyrics – Hawaiian (Hawaiian folk song) ʻO ka pōnaha iho a ke aoKa pipiʻo mālie malunaʻIke ʻoe i ka hana mikiʻalaNowelo i ka pili ʻaoʻao RefrainMaikaʻi ke aloha o ka ipoHana mao ʻole i ka pu`uwaiHouhou liʻiliʻi i ka poliNowelo ...
Of All the Beast-es (I’d Rather Be a Panther)
Lyrics (American folk song) Of all the beast-es in the world,I’d rather be a panther.I’d crawl upon some lonesome hill,And cry for Susianna. Of all the beast-es in the world,I’d rather be a panther.Eat all the chickens down the lineAnd ...
The Big Sheep
Lyrics (American folk song) 1. As I went to market on one market day,I saw as big a sheep, sir, as ever fed on hay. RefrainOh, fare-a-raddy daddy, Oh fare-a-raddy day,Oh, fare-a-raddy daddy, Oh fare-a-raddy day. 2. Oh, he was ...
Dūno, dūno upė
Lyrics – Lithuanian (Lithuanian folk song) Voice I 1. Dūno upė lylio, gilus ažerėlis2. Dūno upė lylio, tamy ažarėly3. Dūno upė lylio, plauko untinėlis4. Dūno upė lylio, ir mano brolalis5. Dūno upė lylio, gilus ažerėlis6. Dūno upė lylio, tamy ažerėly7. ...
Brown-Eyed Mary
Lyrics (Folk song) If perchance we should meetOn this wild prairie,In my arms will I embraceMy darling brown-eyed Mary. Turn your partner half way ’roundTurn your opposite lady,Turn your partner all the way way ’round,And prom’nade right hand lady. Dance ...
Poúnto to dachtilídi
Lyrics – Transliteration (Greek folk song) Poúnto poúnto to dachtilídipsáxe psáxe de tha to vrisde tha to vris, de tha to vristo dachtilídi pou zitís (repeat last 2 lines) English Translation – Where is the ring Where oh where is ...
Hoe Ana
Lyrics – Tahitian (Tahitian folk song) Hoe ana, Hoe ana,Hoe na te vaka te vaka nei.Haere mai na, haere mai naHaere mai e ine ma e Nga pua ariki te vaka korua*e tere mai nei havaiiki e E rere tu ...
Greensleeves
Version 1 Lyrics (English folk song) Alas my love you do me wrongTo cast me off discourteously;And I have loved you oh so longDelighting in your company. RefrainGreensleeves was all my joy,Greensleeves was my delight,Greensleeves was my heart of gold,And ...
El tambor de la alegria
Lyrics – Spanish (Folk song from Panama) RefrainAl tambor, al tambor,Al tambor de la alegría,Yo quiero que tu me lleves,Al tambor de la alegría. Oh Juanita, oh Juanita,Juanita, amiga mia.Yo quiero que tu me lleves,Al tambor de la alegría. Refrain ...