Category: folk song / traditional
Dona Nobis Pacem
Info The origin of the melody is unknown (most hymnals list it as “traditional”). It is sometimes attributed to Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, though numerous sources attribute it to Mozart. (source) Lyrics – Latin (Traditional) Dona nobis pacem English Translation ...
De colores
Info “De colores” – [Made] of Colors – is a traditional folk song that is well known throughout the Spanish-speaking world. No one knows for sure when the song first began to be sung in the America Continent. The main ...
Did You Feed My Cow
Lyrics (Folk song) 1. Well, did you feed my cow? (Yes, ma’am!)Well, did you feed my cow? (Yes, ma’am!)Well, tell me what did you feed her? (Corn and hay)Well, tell me, what did you feed her? (Corn and hay) 2. ...
Dayenu
Info This song is over a thousand years old and is traditionally sung at Passover. There are a total of 15 verses. The word “Dayenu” means approximately “it would have been enough for us.” The song is about being grateful ...
Danny Boy
Lyrics (Irish folk tune, “Londonderry Air,” Lyrics by Frederic Weatherly, 1910) Oh Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are callingFrom glen to glen, and down the mountain sideThe summer’s gone, and all the flowers are dying‘Tis you, ’tis you must ...
Down Came a Lady
Lyrics (Folk song) Down came a lady, down came two,Down came old Daniel’s wife and she was dressed in blue. See also Subject: colors Harmony: Orff arrangements / one chord Melody: do, re, mi / G,A,B / D,E,G,B Meter: 4 Scales: ...
Down By the Sally Gardens
Lyrics (Folk tune, Lyrics by William Butler Yeats, 1889) Down by the salley gardens my love and I did meet;She passed the salley gardens with little snow-white feet.She bid me take love easy, as the leaves grow on the tree;But ...
Donkey Riding
Lyrics (Canadian folk song) 1. Were you ever in Quebec,Showing timber on a deck?There’s a king with a golden crown,Riding on a donkey. RefrainHey, ho away we go, donkey riding, donkey riding,Hey, ho away we go, Riding on a donkey. ...
Dancing and Whirling
Lyrics (Czech folk song) 1. Dancing, dancing, whirling and whirling,But watch the oven burning and burning,O do not jar it, summer is going,And soon cold wint’ry winds will be blowing. RefrainTra la la la, Tra la la la,Tra la la ...
Cuatro milpas
Lyrics – Spanish (Mexican folk song) Cuatro milpas tan sólo han quedado,Del ranchito que era mío, ¡ay!De aquella casita tan blanca y bonita,Lo triste que esta.Si me prestas tus ojos, morena,Los llevo en el alma,Que miren allá.Los despojos de aquella ...