Category: folk song / traditional

Info This poem was put to the tune of Ten Thousand Miles. (source) Lyrics (Melody by Joseph B. Geoghegan, 1816 – 1889; Lyrics by Charles E. Carryl, 1841-1920) A capital ship for an ocean trip was the “Walloping Window Blind”No ...

Lyrics – Czech (Czech folk song) Letěla husička, letěla z vysoka,nemohla doletět, spadla do potoka, spadla do potoka. Ach, můj milý Bože, už jsem dolétala,už jsem těch svých dětí, tady zanechala, tady zanechala. Moje drobné děti nedělají škody,plují po potoce, ...

Lyrics (American folk song) 1. When the farmer comes to townWith his wagon broken down,Oh the farmer is the man who feeds them all.If you’ll only look and see,I think you will agreeThat the farmer is the man who feeds ...

Lyrics – Hungarian (Hungarian folk song) Eltörött a hegedűm, nem akar szólani,Rózsi, Rózsi mi bajod? Mért nem akarsz szólni.A hegedűm majd megreparálom,Szólalj meg hát, rubintos virágom. Hozok mosdóvizet is gyöngypatak vizéből,Ellopom a színét is rózsa levelétől.Te leszel a legszebb a ...

Lyrics – Portuguese (Folk song from Portugal) RefrainSapateia meu bem, sapateia!Ai, vira e volta à sapateia!Ó quantas vezes! Ó quantasO jantar serve de ceia! 1. Muito bem fica um sapatoAi, à porta dum sapateiro!Mais linda fica uma moçaAo lado dum ...

Lyrics (English folk song) It was pleasant and delightful on a mid-summers mornAnd the green fields and meadows were all covered in cornAnd the blackbirds and thrushes sang on every green sprayAnd the larks they sang melodious at the dawning ...

Lyrics – Czech (Czech folk song) Vyletěla holubička ze skály, ze skály.Probudila modré oči ze spaní,Probudila modré oči ze spaní. Kdyby byly modré oči nespaly, nespaly.Byly by tu holubičku dostaly,Byly by tu holubičku dostaly. Nebyla to holubička byl to pták, ...

Lyrics (Australian folk song) Out on the board the old shearer standsGrasping his shears in his long bony handsFixes his gaze on a bare-bellied “Joe,”Saying, “If I get you, gal, I’ll make the ringer go.” RefrainClick go the shears, boys, click, click, ...

Info This song dates back to the early 17th century. (source) This is the theme song for the Quebec City winter carnival held every February (source). Lyrics – French (Canadian folk song) Bonhomme, bonhomme, sais-tu jouer?Bonhomme, bonhomme, sais-tu jouer?Sais-tu jouer ...

Lyrics (American folk song) Away by the river so clear,The ladies were winding their wayWhen Pharaoh’s young daughter stepped down in the waterTo bathe in the cool of the dayBefore it was dark she looked in the arkAnd found the ...