Category: folk song / traditional

Fein sein beinander bleiben

Lyrics – German (Austrian folk song) Fein sein, bei’nander bleibn!Fein sein, bei’nander bleibn!Mag’s regn oder windn,oder aber schneibn,Fein sein, bei’nander bleibn!Fein sein, bei’nander bleibn! Gscheit sein, nit einitappn!Gscheit sein, nit einitappn!Es steckt oft der Fuchs in der Zipflkappn.Gscheit sein, nit ...

Grasshoppers Three

Lyrics (English folk song) Grasshoppers three a-fiddling went,Hey Ho! Never be still,They paid no money toward their rent,But all day long with elbows bent,They fiddled a tune called rillaby, rillaby,Fiddled a tune called rillaby rill. See also Country: England Subjects: ...

Bro bro brille

Lyrics – Danish (Folk song from Denmark) Bro, bro, brille,Klokken ringer el’ve.kejseren stÃ¥r pÃ¥ sit høje hvide slot,sÃ¥ hvidt som et kridt,sÃ¥ sort som et kul.Fare, fare, krigsmand,døden skal du lide,den, som kommer allersidst,skal i den sorte gryde.Første gang sÃ¥ ...

Tere tere tetermatsi

Lyrics – Estonian (Estonian folk song) Tere, tere, tetermatsi, tetermatsista marunga,marungasta maanispilli, maanispillista pibara,pibarasta petserikku, petserikusta riguna,rigunasta rindasõlge, rindasõlesta sõmera,sõmerasta soolavakka, soolavakasta valina,valinasta vikerkaare, vikerkaaresta kabuna.Kabunasta kasvis metsa,sealt mina raisin rataspuida,isa ärja ikkepuida,ema lehma lüpsikuida. English Translation – Hello old fellow Hello, hello, tetermatsi, tetermatsista marunga,marunga manic ...

The Sailor’s Alphabet

Lyrics (Folk song) So merry, so merry, so merry are we,No mortal on earth’s like a sailor at sea,So merry are we as we’re sailing along,Give a sailor his grog and then nothing goes wrong. Oh, A is the anchor ...

Wer will mit uns nach Island gehn

Lyrics – German (German folk song) Wer will mit uns nach Island gehn,Den Kabeljau zu fangenUnd zu fischen nach Verlangen?Nach Island, Nach IslandNach Island zu,Schon dreiunddreißig FahrtenHaben wir kein Ruh’. Auf, auf, ihr fröhlichen Fischersleut’,Zum Tanze mit Behagen,Ohne Kummer, ohne ...

Watch That Lady

Lyrics (African American folk song) Been all around my last time, last time, last timeBeen all around my last time,Young lady, hold the key.First watch that lady how she hold that key,Young lady hold the key. Circle Games Formation: Students ...

J’aime la galette

Info In France, Epiphany is often celebrated by making a cake and singing this song. (source) (source) Lyrics – French (French folk song) J’aime la galette,Savez-vous comment ?Quand elle est bien faiteAvec du beurre dedans.Tra la la, la la la ...

The Three Kings / La Marche des rois

Lyrics (Provençal folk song used in Bizet’s L’Arlésienne, Lyrics by Stephen Fay, 1924) Once three kings upon the break of dayCame proudly riding with a train in brave array,And as they rode I marked the armor brightThat shone like silver ...

C’est la jolie fête, la fête des Rois

Lyrics – French (French folk song) C’est la jolie fêteLa fête des RoisOn mange la galetteChez mon oncle ÉloiSi maman est reinePapa sera roiMais si j’ai la fèveLa couronne pour moi. Translation – It’s the nice feast, the feast of ...
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