Category: folk song / traditional
Mabata Madogo
Lyrics – Swahili (Folk song) Mabata madogo,Mabata madogo,Yanaogelea, yanaogeleaKatika shamba zuriYa mti ya juuKatika shamba zuriYa mti ya juuYanafanya, kwe kwe kweKatika shamba zuriYa mti ya juuKatika shamba zuriYa mti ya juu English Translation – Little ducks Little ducks,Little ducks,They ...
Rățuștele mele pe apă s-au dus
Lyrics – Romanian (Folk song from Romania) Raţuştele mele pe apă s-au dus,Raţuştele mele pe apă s-au dus,Stau cu ciocu-n apă şi codiţa-n sus,Stau cu ciocu-n apă şi codiţa-n sus. Raţuştele mele inoată în iaz,Raţuştele mele inoată în iaz,Dau din ...
There Was a Little Woman
Lyrics (Folk song from England) There was a little woman as I’ve heard tell,Fol lol, diddle diddle dol,She went to market some eggs for to sell,Fol lol, diddle diddle dol,She went to market all on a market day,And she fell ...
Jurja! Ŭstavaj rana
Info Юр’я (Jurja or Yuri) is a holiday in spring which started as a pagan festival and later became a celebration of St. George. Transliteration (Folk song from Belarus) Jurja! Ŭstavaj rana, (repeat)Jurja! Ŭmyjsia biela, (repeat)Jurja! Vaźmi kliučy, (repeat)Jurja! Vyjdzi ...
Tambores (O ba ba)
Lyrics – Portuguese (Folk song from Brazil) Oba ba oba oBaila que beleza que baila tambor.Baila que baila baila tamborBaila que beleza que baila tambor. English Translation – Drums (yay) Yay, yay,Dance, what a beauty that dances on the drum,Dance ...
Salangadou
Info Salangadou is the name of a missing girl. Her mother wanders while sadly singing her name. Lyrics – Louisiana Creole (American Cajun folk song from Louisiana) Salangadou, Salangadou,Salangadou, Salangadou,Coté piti fille la yé,Coté piti fille la yé,la yé, la ...
Medaka no gakkō wa
Lyrics – Rōmaji (Folk song from Japan) medaka no gakkō wa kawa no nakasotto nozoite mite goransotto nozoite mite goranminna de o yūgi shiteiruyo medaka no gakkō no medakatachidare ga seito ka sensei kadare ga seito ka sensei kaminna de ...
Chase the Rabbit
Lyrics (Folk tune from Denmark, Lyrics by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey) Here comes the wild rabbit who lives in the wood,He’s looking for cabbage and other good food.Oh Bunny so gray, we want you to stay,Now carch the wild rabbit before ...
Baba w mama yhabuni
Transliteration (Folk song from Yemen) Baba w mama yhabuniealamuni w rabuwniya rabu takhli almamawalbaba nur euyuni Mama ya mama ya set el-koulMama ya mama ya ahla foulYa rab yekhaliki liyaYa mama ya qaliya aliya Baba ya baba ma ahlaBaba ya ...
Rabbit in the Hollow
Lyrics (Folk song) Rabbit in the hollow sits and sleepsLittle rabbit, have a care,Quickly to your home you must run run run. Hunter in the forest nearer creeps,Deep within the hollow there,Quickly to your home you must run run run. ...