Category: folk song / traditional
Doidas andam as galinhas
Lyrics – Portuguese (Folk song from Portugal) Doidas doidas doidas andam as galinhasPara por o ovo lá no buraquinhoRaspam raspam raspam pra alisar a terraPicam picam picam pra fazer o ninho. Arrebita a crista o galo vaidosoCo-co-ro-co-có canta refilãoE todo ...
Ayo Mama
Lyrics – Ambonese Malay (Folk song from Malaysia) Ayo mama, jangan mama marah betaDia cuma, dia cuma pegang betaAyo mama, jangan mama marah betaLah orang muda punya biasa Ayam hitam telurnya putihMencari makan di pinggir kaliSinyo hitam giginya putihKalau ketawa ...
One Two Three O’Leary
Lyrics (Folk song) One two three, O’Leary,I saw little MarySitting on a dromedaryeating chocolate fishes. One two three, O’Leary,I saw little MarySitting on a basket chair-yeating jelly babies. See also Subject: counting Harmony: chords I & V Melody: low so ...
Two Four Six Eight
Lyrics (Folk song) Two four six eight,Meet me at the garden gate.If I’m late, don’t wait.Two four six eight. Recorder Notes E,G See also Subject: numbers Melody: so-mi / E,G Meter: 2 Scale: bitonic Rhythm: Timbre: voices Tones: ms Source: ...
Coral
Lyrics (Folk tune, Lyrics by Christina Rossetti) O sailor come ashore,What have you brought for me?Red coral, white coral, coral from the sea. Did not take it from the ground,Nor pick it from a tree,Little insects made it in the ...
I Went Upstairs
Lyrics (Folk song) I went upstairs to make my bedAnd by mistake I bumped my head.I went downstairs to milk my cowAnd by mistake I milked the sow. I went in the kitchen to bake a pieAnd by mistake I ...
H’Atira
Lyrics (Pawnee folk song, Native American) Follow Mother Corn who breathes forth life,H’Atira, H’Atira, H’Atira, Atira,H’Atira, Atira, H’Atira, Atira,Atira, H’Atira, Atira H’Atira = ear of corn (which brings forth life)The “H” is added as a breath sound. (source) Dance Formation: ...
Going to the Lumberyard
Lyrics (American folk song) I’m going to the lumberyard,Come go with me,I’m going to the lumberyard,Come go with me. The horse and buggy ride you round,Remember me,Your little foot won’t touch the ground,Remember me. See also Subject: buggies Harmony: chords ...
Alekoki
Lyrics – Hawaiian (Lyrics by Kalākaua or Lunalilo, Music by Lizzie ʻAlohikea, Hawaii, c. 1850) ʻAʻole i piliwi ʻiaKahi wai aʻo ʻAlekokiHoʻokohu ka ua i ukaNoho maila i Nuʻuanu Anuanu makehewa auKe kali ʻana i lailaKai nō paha ua paʻaKou ...
Charlie Over the Water
Lyrics (Folk song) Charlie over the water,Charlie over the sea,Charlie caught a blackbird,Might been me. Circle Game Formation: Students stand in a circle with one student “It” standing in the center. Students sing. On the last word, all students stoop ...