Category: folk song / traditional
Raining Again Today
Lyrics (Folk song) Raining again today (repeat)Raining on Sunday, Raining on Monday,Raining again today Recorder Notes: E, G, B See also Subject: rain Harmony: major & minor / Orff arrangements / chords I & V Melody: tonic triad / E,G,B Meter: ...
Sur le Pont d’Avignon
Info “Sur le Pont d’Avignon” is a French song about the Pont d’Avignon (officially Pont St. Bénézet, it is a famous medieval bridge in the town of Avignon, in southern France) that dates back to the 15th century. (source) Lyrics ...
The Wind Blows High
Lyrics (Canadian folk song) The wind, the wind, the wind blows high,blowing [name] through the sky.She is handsome, she is pretty,she’s the queen of the highland city.She goes courting, one two three.Won’t you tell us who is she? See also ...
Ruach
Lyrics – Transliteration (Hebrew folk song) Ruach, ruach, ruach, ruachLama lotish kavla ruachMin haboker tishtolelVehinek’var bahaleil. English Translation – Wind (Spirit) Wind, wind, wind, windWhy don’t you lay down to rest?From the morning you rage!And here already comes the night. ...
Silver Moon Boat (Little Silver Moon)
English – Transliteration (Chinese folk song) Yuè er wān wān xiàng yītiáo chuán guà tiānshàngChuán guà xīngxīng tā yīrán qīngyíng piāodàngYángfān xiàngzhe xīfāng hángZhè xiǎo xiǎo yín chuán duō ānxiáng Translation – Small Silver Boat The moon curved like a ...
Hojita de Guarumal
Lyrics – Spanish (Folk song from Panama) Hojita de Guarumal,Donde vive la langosta,Donde come, donde duerme,Donde vive la langosta. English Translation – Little leaf of Guarumal Little leaf of Guarumal,Where the lobster lives,Where he eats, where he sleeps,Where the lobster lives. ...
Tue Tue
Lyrics – Ashanti (Folk song from Ghana) Tue tue barima tue tueAbofra baAma wa da waTue tue. English Translation* Sorry man sorry,This small boyHas made you fall flatSorry, sorry. *Translation is disputed. This meaning is from a source that states ...
Oats Peas Beans
Lyrics (Folk song) RefrainOats, peas, beans and barley grow (repeat)Do you or I or anyone knowHow oats, peas, beans and barley grow 1. First the farmer sows his seed,Stands erect and takes his ease,He stamps his foot and claps his ...
Song of Swedish Patriots
Lyrics (Swedish folk song) 1. Sons of freedom bold and true,Brave to dear and strong to do,Staunch to old traditions stand,Guard the honor of your land,Fond to friend, fair to foe,Cold to wrong, to goodness warm,Forward still in gladness go,Glorying ...
Ainsi Font, Font, Font (Les Petites Marionnettes)
Info The song Ainsi font is sung to babies when they begin to imitate adults. (source) Lyrics – French (French folk song) Ainsi font, font, fontLes petites marionnettes,Ainsi font, font, fontTrois p’tits tours et puis s’en vont. Les mains aux ...