Category: folk song / traditional
Lunka på
Lyrics – Swedish (Folk song from Sweden) Lunka på, Lunka på,Vi har långan väg att gå.(repeat)Hopp mor Annika,Hopp mor Annika,Hopp min lilla Annika!Hopp mor Annika,Hopp mor Annika,Hopp min lilla Annika! English Translation – Amble on Amble on, Amble on,We have ...
Ganggangsullae
Info This song is said to be at least 5, ...
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: I, V Melody: low so & low ...
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 ...
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 Country: US Subject: buggies ...