Category: folk song / traditional

Aloha Nu’uanu

Lyrics – Hawaiian (Hawaiian folk song) 1. Aloha ke alanui hele la ao Nu’uanuKau pono i ka `o-hu la i mu-a o-u 2. He nani ia uka la a`o MoelanaMe ka wailele hune la i na pali 3. Ke `ala ...

Lyrics – Spanish (Mexican folk song) Al citron de un fandango,Sango, sango, sabaré, sabaréDe la rodela con su trikitriki tron. These words have no meaning. Stone-Passing Game Pass the stone to the right (or left, as the video below shows) ...

Aia lä ‘o Pele i Hawai’i

Lyrics – Hawaiian (Hawaiian folk song) 1. Aia lā ‘o Pele i Hawai’i,‘eä! Ke ha’a mai lä i Maukele ‘eä! 2. `Ühï`ühä mai ana, `eäKe nome a`e la i`ä Puna, `eä 3. Ka mea nani ka i Paliuli, `eäKe pulelo ...

Ai Hai Yo

Lyrics – Pinyin (Chinese folk song) Āi hāi yō, āi hāi yō, āi hāi yō hāi yōWēnhé tàiyáng zhào dàdì,Xīnnián yǐjīng dào,Jiā jiā xìngfú,Míngnián hǎo shōuchéng English Translation Ai hai yo (exclamation of pleasure)The warm sun shines on earthThe new ...

Aeolian Lullaby

Lyrics (American folk song) Go to sleepy baby,Loo loo loo loo looClose your eyes and go to sleepWhile I sing to you. See also Country: US Type: lullaby Harmony: i, v, V / Orff Melody: ascending minor pentascale Meter: 2 ...

Across the Rocky Mountain

Lyrics (American folk song) Across the rocky mountain I walked for miles and miles, (repeat)Say, I’ll never forget my mother’s looks, God bless her sweetly smile. There was an old rich farmer who lived in the neighborhood bye;He had one ...

Achshav

Lyrics – Transliteration (Hebrew folk song) Achshav, achshav, b’Emek Yis-r’el (repeat)Tumba, tumba, tumba, b’Emek Yis-r’el – hey! (repeat) English Translation – Now Now, nowin the land of Israel – hey!Tumba, tumba, tumbain the land of Israel – hey! (repeat)(source) Hebrew – עכשיו ...

Ach Du Lieber Augustin

Info At the time this song was composed (1679), Vienna was struck by the bubonic plague. Marx Augustin toured Vienna’s inns singing and playing the bagpipe, entertaining people. He was beloved because of his humor in such difficult times. (source) ...

Acadian Lullaby

Info Acadia was a colony of New France in northeastern North America that included parts of eastern Quebec, the Maritime provinces, and modern-day Maine. (source) Lyrics – French (Canadian folk song, Nova Scotia) Dors, dors, le petit bibi,C’est le beau ...

Abiyo Abeyo

Info This song is a greeting song that calls people together. I cannot confirm the accuracy of the spelling, since I have found this in two locations with different spelling. Lyrics (Aboriginal folk song) Abiyo, abeyo,Abio, bio, bima, ma. (repeat) Translation ...