Category: folk song / traditional
Chóng ér fēi
Lyrics – Pinyin (Folk song from China) Hēi hēi dē tiān kōng dī chuí,Liàng liàng dē fán xīng xiāng suí,Chóng ér fēi, chóng ér fēi, nǐ zài sì niàn shuí. Tiān shàng dē xīng xīng liú leì,Dì sháng de méi ...
I Wish I Was a Little Bird
Lyrics (Folk song) I wish I was a little bird,I’d fly up in a tree,I’d sit and sing my sad little song,SpokenBut I can’t stay here by myself! I wish I was a little fish,I’d swim way down in the ...
Levee Moan
Lyrics (Folk song) 1. I’m goin’ where nobody knows my name, Lawd, Lawd, Lawd, Lawd,I’m goin’ where nobody knows my name,I’m goin’ where nobody knows my name. 2. I’m goin’ where they don’t shovel no snow… 3. I’m goin’ where ...
Hirsilaulu
Lyrics – Finnish (Folk song from Finland) 1. Tien laidass’ oli mökki,tien laidass’ oli mökki,tien laidass’ oli hirsimökki,humppa humppa hei! 2. Ja mökiss’ asui ukkoja mökiss’ asui ukkoja mökiss’ asui hirsiukkohumppa humppa hei! 3. Ja ukoll’ oli akkaja ukoll’ oli ...
Yuki
Lyrics – Rōmaji (Japanese folk song) Yukiya konko, arareya kon koFuttewa futtewa zunzun tsumoruYamamo noharamo watabōshi kaburiKareki nokorazu hanaga saku. Yukiya konko, arareya kon koFuttemo futtemo mada furiyamanuInuwa yorokobi niwa kakemawariNekowa kotatsude marukunaru. English Translation – Snow Snow is falling, ...
Já jsem muzikant
Lyrics – Czech (Folk song from Czechia) RefrainJá jsem muzikant a přicházím k vám z české zeměmy jsme muzikanti, přicházíme k vám. 1. Já umím hráti.My umíme taky.A to na housle.Jak se na ně hraje?Fidli, fidli, staré vidli,fidli, fidli, housličky.Fidli, ...
Manamolela
Info This song is about people hoeing and telling the foreman they are tired and want a break. (source) Lyrics – Sotho (Folk song from South Africa) Manamolela, Manamolela,Helele re khat’hetsi (repeat)Ahere khat’hetsi! (repeat) English Translation – Mediator (Foreman) O ...
Can You Walk on Tiptoe
Lyrics (Traditional chant) Can you walk on tiptoe,As softly as a cat?And can you stamp along the road,Stamp, stamp, just like that? Can you take some great big strides,Just like a giant can?Or walk along so slowlyLike a poor bent ...
Kur tu teci
Lyrics – Latvian (Folk song from Latvia) Kur tu teci, kur tu teci, gailīti mans?(repeat)No rītīņa agrumā.(repeat) Ciemā teku, ciemā teku, meitas celt.(repeat)No rītīņa agrumā.(repeat) Ietecēju, ietecēju sētīņā.(repeat)Trīs reizītes nodziedāj.(repeat) Celies mana, сelies mana, līgaviņ.(repeat)Jau gailītis nodziedaj.(repeat) Necelšos, necelšos, miedziņš ...
Bangun tidur
Lyrics – Bahasa Indonesia (Folk song from Indonesia) Bangun tidur, ku uterus mandi,Tidak lupa menggosok gigi,Habis mandi ku tolong ibu,Membersihkan tempat tidurku. English Translation – When I wake up When I wake up, I take a bath right away,I never ...