Beth's Notes Songs + Resources

Uśnijże mi uśnij

Beth Thompson — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 06:00:04 +0000

Lyrics (Folk song from Poland) Uśnijże mi, uśnij, siwe oczka stuśnij,//Siwe, siwiuteńkie, moje malusieńkie. // (repeat) English Translation – Go to sleep for me Go to sleep for me, go to sleep, close your gray little eyes,//Gray, so very gray*, my tiny little one. // (repeat) *Gray eyes is used in folk tales to refer […]

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Knippelsbro går op og ned

Beth Thompson — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 06:00:24 +0000

Lyrics (Danish Folk Song) Knippelsbro går op og nedop og ned, op og nedKnippelsbro går op og nedhele dagen. Bilerne de kører overkører over, kører overBilerne de kører overhele dagen. Flyverne de flyver overflyver over, flyver overFlyverne de flyver overhele dagen. Skibene de sejler undersejler under, sejler underSkibene de sejler underhele dagen. English Translation Knippel […]

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When We First Got to This Farm

Beth Thompson — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 06:00:42 +0000

Lyrics (Pennsylvania German folk song, adapted by Beth Thompson, Lyrics by Claire Mengel, Erin Nowicki, & Beth Thompson) When we first got to this farm, we had to start from scratch,Then we bought a cow and put it in our patch.When the people ask us what our cow is named,Bow-Wow is our cow, added to […]

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Con Cóc (Ra Mà Xem)

Beth Thompson — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 06:00:04 +0000

Lyrics – Vietnamese (Folk song from Vietnam) Ra mà xem, cái gì nó ngồi trong gócNó đưa cái lưng ra ngoài, đó là con cócCon cóc nó ngồi trong gócNó đưa cái lưng ra ngoàiÐó là cóc con. Ra mà xem, cái gì nó ngồi trong xóNó đưa cái lưng ra ngoài, đó là con […]

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Ninety-Nine Blue Bottles

Beth Thompson — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 06:00:42 +0000

Lyrics (American folk song) Ninety-nine blue bottles a-hanging on the wall,Take one blue bottle away from them all,Leaves ninety-eight blue bottles a-hanging on the wall. Ninety-eight blue bottles… See also Country: US Subject: counting Harmony: one chord Melody: do Rhythm: syncopation Scale: tetratonic Tones: s,drms Other: accents Source: Ozark Folksongs Volume III: Humorous and Play-Party […]

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Folk Songs from Mauritius

Beth Thompson — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 06:01:37 +0000

Songs Don mwa lamen See also Songs from Africa National anthems World regions

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Don mwa lamen

Beth Thompson — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 06:00:57 +0000

Info Rodrigues Island is located east of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. Lyrics – Rodriguan Creole (Folk song from Mauritius) Call: Don mwa lamen, pus mo batoResponse: dan deloCall: Ayo mo piti ZanResponse: dan delo ôDon delo mama, dan delo papa, dan delo Call: Ayo mo piti ZanResponse: dan deloCall: Ayo mo karazanResponse: dan delo […]

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Kind Hearts are the Gardens

Beth Thompson — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 06:00:39 +0000

Lyrics (Melody anonymous, Lyrics by Mrs. T. J. Carney) Kind hearts are the gardens,Kind thoughts are the roots,Kind words are the blossoms,Kind deeds are the fruits. Take care of your garden and keep out the weeds.Fill it with sunshine, kind words and kind deeds Sweet flowers of kindness,May all have a shareIn making them blossomRight […]

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Assyrian Folk Songs

Beth Thompson — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 06:01:44 +0000

Song Allalaye (ܐܲܠܵܐ ܠܵܝܹܐ) See also Middle Eastern countries National anthems World regions

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Allalaye

Beth Thompson — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 06:00:39 +0000

Transliteration (Assyrian folk song) ʾAllalāyē, bābo dāyēʾAllalāyē, bābo dāyēʾAḵulon, d-ʾaḵlāḵ RefrainŠtimon, d-šātāḵDmukhon, d-damḵāḵ Zarzaq nanē, bābo dāyē, gāw dargušta d-Qārāčāyē. Refrain Bət nāṭrīlōḵ ʿumrē ʿlāyē; hū Māri Zayʿā d-gāw Jilwāyē. Refrain Hāy darguštūḵ qaysā d-qənā; ṭāʾelyātūḵ ṣibyē b-ḥənnā. Refrain Ṣāḥ u salāmat qīmat minnāh,ṣāḥ u salāmat qīmat minnāh. Refrain English Translation – Lullaby Lullay-lullay, dear […]

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