Category: folk song / traditional

Lyrics – Dutch (Folk song from the Netherlands) Slaap kindje slaap, daar buiten loopt een schaap. Een schaap met witte voetjes, die drinkt zijn melk zo zoetjes. Slaap kindje slaap, daar buiten loopt een schaap. English Translaiton – Sleep baby ...

Lyrics – Danish (Folk song from Denmark) Den lille Ole med paraplyen,ham kender alle småfolk i byen,hver lille pige, hver lille dreng,han lægger sødt i sin lille seng. Så vil han ud paraplyen bredeog uskylds hygge om lejet sprede,da vil ...

Lyrics – Finnish (Folk song from Finland) Lennä, lennä, leppäkerttu,ison kiven juureen.Lennä leikkikedon kauttaunipuuhuun suureen. Kulta-kultalehden allaäiti puuron keittää.Unituutu leppäkertunlämpimästi peittää. Laula, laula, unilintu,tuoksu, tuomenterttu.Nuku, punapaitulainen,pikku leppäkerttu. English Translation – Fly, fly ladybug Fly, fly ladybugBy a large stoneFly through ...

Info This song is described as a “rain chant.” Lyrics (Luiseño folk song, Native American) Breezes are blowing,Blowing clouds of water,Breezes are blowing,Blowing clouds of water,On my face, raining,Raining from the ocean,Breezes are blowing,Blowing clouds of water. See also Culture: ...

Lyrics – Maltese (Folk song from Malta) Dawra durella,qazba zigarellaCoff tal-bellusCaqcaqhielu lill-gharusAxxa, axxaIn-nannu waqa’ gol-kaxxa English Translation – Round and round Round and round we go,ribbon on a broomBowtie of velvet,Whiplash for the groom,Go ahead, go aheadThe grandfather fell into ...

Lyrics (American cowboy song) The husky brute from the cattle chute,Press along to the big corral.He should be branded on the snoot,Press along to the big corral. RefrainPress along, cowboy,Press along with a cowboy yell,Press along, cowboy,Press along to the ...

Lyrics – Serbian (Serbian folk song) Leptiriću, šareniću, hodi k’ meni amoEvo imam lepu ružu, pomiriši samo (repeat) Ja bih doš’o, al’ se bojim kakve igle kleteStisnućeš me, probošćeš me, onda zbogom svete (repeat) Neću lepko, neću lepko, života mi ...

Lyrics (Music by Clarence Butler, publ. 1924, Lyrics by Thomas Bailey Aldrich) 1. The sky is gray, as gray as gray may be,There is no bird upon the bough,There is no leaf on vine or tree. 2. The stream alone is ...

Lyrics – Transliteration (Hebrew folk song) Siman tov u’mazal tovMazal tov v’siman tov(repeat) Siman tov u’mazal tovMazal tov v’siman tovY’hey lanu Y’hey lanu, y’hey lanuU’l’khol Yis’ra’elY’hey lanu, y’hey lanuU’l’khol Yis’ra’el(repeat) English Translation – Good Signs and Good Luck Good signs ...

Lyrics – Spanish (Folk song from Spain) El uno es un soldado haciendo la instrucción.El dos es un patito que está tomando el sol.El tres una serpiente que baila sin parar.El cuatro es una silla que invita a descansar.El cinco ...