Tere tere tetermatsi
Lyrics – Estonian (Estonian folk song) Tere, tere, tetermatsi, tetermatsista marunga,marungasta maanispilli, maanispillista pibara,pibarasta petserikku, petserikusta riguna,rigunasta rindasõlge, rindasõlesta sõmera,sõmerasta soolavakka, soolavakasta valina,valinasta vikerkaare, vikerkaaresta kabuna.Kabunasta kasvis metsa,sealt mina raisin rataspuida,isa ärja ikkepuida,ema lehma lüpsikuida. English Translation – Hello old fellow Hello, hello, tetermatsi, tetermatsista marunga,marunga manic ...
The Sailor’s Alphabet
Lyrics (Folk song) So merry, so merry, so merry are we,No mortal on earth’s like a sailor at sea,So merry are we as we’re sailing along,Give a sailor his grog and then nothing goes wrong. Oh, A is the anchor ...
Wer will mit uns nach Island gehn
Lyrics – German (German folk song) Wer will mit uns nach Island gehn,Den Kabeljau zu fangenUnd zu fischen nach Verlangen?Nach Island, Nach IslandNach Island zu,Schon dreiunddreißig FahrtenHaben wir kein Ruh’. Auf, auf, ihr fröhlichen Fischersleut’,Zum Tanze mit Behagen,Ohne Kummer, ohne ...
Winter Cheer
Lyrics (Music by J. W. Elliot, 1924, Lyrics by George W. Pennington) When the snow is on the ground,Scarlet berries still are found,Happy winter birds are seenAmong the boughs of evergreen. When the lake with ice is locked,When the drifts ...
Meeting (Gaudeamus igitur)
Lyrics (Traditional Latin, English Lyrics – Hervey White, 1903) Sing the song we love to sing,Sing the song of greeting,Sing till all the echoes ring,Joyousness repeating.Song we sang when we were younger,Song will sing when age grows stronger.Gladsome song of ...
Watch That Lady
Lyrics (African American folk song) Been all around my last time, last time, last timeBeen all around my last time,Young lady, hold the key.First watch that lady how she hold that key,Young lady hold the key. Circle Games Formation: Students ...
J’aime la galette
Info In France, Epiphany is often celebrated by making a cake and singing this song. (source) (source) Lyrics – French (French folk song) J’aime la galette,Savez-vous comment ?Quand elle est bien faiteAvec du beurre dedans.Tra la la, la la la ...
The Three Kings / La Marche des rois
Lyrics (Provençal folk song used in Bizet’s L’Arlésienne, Lyrics by Stephen Fay, 1924) Once three kings upon the break of dayCame proudly riding with a train in brave array,And as they rode I marked the armor brightThat shone like silver ...
Three Kings’ Day (Epiphany) Songs
Songs C’est la jolie fête, la fête des Rois De tierra lejana J’aime la galette The Three Kings We Three Kings of Orient Are See also holidays
C’est la jolie fête, la fête des Rois
Lyrics – French (French folk song) C’est la jolie fêteLa fête des RoisOn mange la galetteChez mon oncle ÉloiSi maman est reinePapa sera roiMais si j’ai la fèveLa couronne pour moi. Translation – It’s the nice feast, the feast of ...