Category: folk song / traditional
Serrar e
Lyrics – Torres Strait Creole (Folk song from the Torres Strait Islands) Serrar e, mileamile away, serrar e, to far awayI eabi ston, I ‘it e em ana wing.Em there fall down on the sal water.I run and pick mup ...
Alles schweiget
Lyrics – German (Anonymous) Alles schweiget, NachtigallenLocken mit süßen MelodienTränen ins Auge, Schwermut ins Herz.Locken mit süßen MelodienTränen ins Auge, Schwermut ins Herz. English Translation – Everything is silent Everything is silent, nightingaleslure tears into the eyes with sweet melodies,longing ...
Sale el sol
Lyrics – Spanish (Folk song from Paraguay) Sale el sol, sale el solen la esquina de mi casa.Voy a ver, voy a verla figura solitaria. Que salga la dama, dama,vestida de marinero,que vale más dineroque estrellas en el cielo. English ...
A Million Little Diamonds
Lyrics (Folk tune, Lyrics by Mary Frances Butts, 1890 – 1937) A million little diamonds twinkled in the treesAnd all the little maidens said, “A jewel if you please.” And while they held their hands out *for the diamonds gay,A million ...
Fiela
Lyrics – Sothe (Folk song from South Africa) Fiela, fiela, fiela ngwanyana,Fiela ngwanyana o se jele matlakaleng. Mmatswale ke tshobolo tshobolo ya mosa diFiela ngwanyana o se jele matlakaleng. English Translation – Sweep Sweep, sweep, sweep girl,Girl, don’t eat in ...
A boron ma
Lyrics – Susu (Folk song from Guinea) A boron ma? Ma boron ma? Eee!A boron ma? Ma boron ma?E Laila!Baga gine fare boron ma woto kui! Eee! English Translation – Is she dancing Is she dancing? Or is she not ...
Iavnana bat’onebo
Info This song is sung to the spirits of disease when a child is sick. It is hoped that singing in a soothing manner will coax the spirits of disease to leave. Transliteration (Folk song from Georgia) Iavnana, bat’onebo, vardo ...
The Sweet Nightingale2
Lyrics (Folk song from England) 1. One morning in May by chance I did rove,I sat myself down by the side of a grove,And there did I hear the sweet nightingale singI never heard so sweet, I never heard so ...
Night
Lyrics (Folk tune, Lyrics by Phyllis Manning) Night is falling, winds are calling,Branches bow. Clocks are clicking, minutes ticking,Bedtime now. See also Subjects: night / clocks Harmony: chords I & V Meter: 2 Rhythm: / / ties Scale: tetratonic ...
Halima pakasholo
Lyrics – Unknown language (Folk song from Namibia) I – Halima pakasholoII – halima halima I – Halima pakasholoII – halima halima I – Halima pakasholoII – halima halima I – Halima pakasholoII – halima halima This is a song ...