Category: folk song / traditional

Lyrics (Folk song) Hippity hop to the barber shopTo get a stick of candyOne for you and one for me,And one for brother Andy. See also Activity: movement Form: ABAB Harmony: ostinati / chords I, IV, V Meter: 6/8 Rhythm: ...

Lyrics – Portuguese (Brazilian folk song) Cai, cai balãoCai, cai balãoAqui na minha mãoNão cai não, não cai não, não cai nãoCai na rua do sabão English Translation – Fall, fall balloon Fall, fall balloonFall, fall balloonHere in my handDon’t ...

Lyrics – Hungarian (Hungarian folk song) Serkenj fel, kegyes nép,mosolyog a hajnal,aranyszál tollakkal repdes,mint egy angyal Ingó-bingó zöld fűszálszépen felöltözik,liliom-, rózsábameg is törölközik Amennyi fűszál vana tarka mezőben,annyi áldás szálljonSzent János fejére English Translation – Awake gracious people Awake, gracious ...

Lyrics – German (German folk song, Lyrics by Albert Methfessel) Zeigt her eure Füße, zeigt her eure Schuh´,und sehet den fleißigen Waschfrauen zu,Sie waschen, sie waschen, sie waschen den ganzen Tag. (repeat) Zeigt her eure Füße, zeigt her eure Schuh´,und sehet ...

Lyrics (Folk song) Going round the mountain, two by two,Going round the mountain, two by two,Going round the mountain, two by two,Rise sugar* rise. Show us a motion, two by two,Show us a motion, two by two,Show us a motion, ...

Lyrics – Spanish (Folk song from Panama) Pato, patito, pato patuleco,qué feo caminas cuando estás en seco.Pato, patito, vuelve a tu laguna,y si estás triste, bebéte la luna. Éste es el pato que aprendió la curachapara zarandearse en la cucaracha.pato, ...

Lyrics – French (French folk song) Promenons-nous dans les bois,Pendant que le loup n’y est pas.Si le loup y étaitIl nous mangerait,Mais comme il y est pas,Il nous mangera pas.Loup, y es-tu ? (Loup, y es-tu ?)Que fais-tu ? (Que ...

Lyrics – Dutch (folk song from the Netherlands) De kop van de kat was jarigzijn pootjes vierden feesthet staartje kon niet meedoendat is pas ziek geweesthet kwam pas uit het zieken huisen had zo’n pijn in z’n keelen al dat ...

Lyrics (Folk song) Let us chase the squirrel,Up the hick’ry, down the hick’ry,Let us chase the squirrelUp the hick’ry tree. If you want to catch me,Up the hick’ry, down the hick’ry,If you want to catch me,Learn to climb a tree. ...

Lyrics – German (German folk song) Summ, summ, summ! Bienchen summ herum!Ei, wir tun dir nichts zu leide,Flieg nur aus in Wald und Heide!Summ, summ, summ! Bienchen summ herum! Summ, summ, summ! Bienchen summ herum!Such in Blumen, such in BlümchenDir ...