Bula Maleya
Lyrics – Fiji (Folk song from Fiji) Bula Maleya kei Viti talegaCauravou era yalo qaqaVosa na wai e vakalasalasaNi bula ni bula kece sara Nanumi Viti vanua lailaiNona sasaga me toro cake maiTubu ko Viti me rogo edaiVuravura Maleya me ...
Folk Songs from Fiji
Songs Bula Maleya Kana Mada Isa Lei See also countries in Oceania national anthems world regions
Kana Mada
Lyrics – Fiji (Folk song from Fiji) Kana mada, Kana MadaTavioka, TaviokaKena icoi na bele, Kena icoi na beleNa ika, Na ika. English Translation – Please Eat Please eat, Please eat,Cassava, Cassava*,Fish with some bele greensFish with some bele greens,Some fish,Some fish!*Cassava = edible root often ...
We Thank Thee
Lyrics (Melody by Robert Z. Graham, 1921, Lyrics by Ralph Waldo Emerson, 3rd Stanza by Stephen Fay) 1. For flowers that bloom about our feet,For tender grass so fresh and sweet,For song of bird and hum of bee,For all things ...
Ich geh mit meiner Laterne
Info This song is sung for Martinstag (St Martin’s Day), also known as Laternenfest (Lantern Festival). On November 11, people walk through many German towns carrying lanterns and singing, ending up at a bonfire together. (source) Lyrics – German (German ...
Manu Taï
Lyrics – Bislama (Folk song from Vanuatu) Manu TaïI fulap long coprahSea by seaLong MalapoaCaptain i seWera yumi koLettem nomoOlwe long Fila aelan(source) English Translation – Manu Taï* The Manu TaïIs full of copra,Sea by sea,At Malapoa,The captain says,“Where are ...
Glad Christmas is Coming
Lyrics (Folk tune, Lyrics by Clara Belle Baker, 1921) Glad Christmas is coming,Glad Christmas is near,Old Santa makes readyHis sleigh and reindeer. And we will whisper many secrets,But you must not hear! Glad Christmas is coming,Glad Christmas is near,Old Santa ...
Había una vez un barquito chiquitito
Lyrics – Spanish (Cuban folk song) Había una vez un barquito chiquiticoHabía una vez un barquito chiquiticoHabía una vez un barquito chiquiticoQue no podía, que no podía, que no podía navegar. Pasaron una, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco, seis, siete semanas,Pasaron ...
Buy a Penny Ginger
Lyrics (Jamaican folk song) Buy a penny gingerPung it in the mortar,Buy a penny gingerPung it in the mortar,Doon-ak-a, doon-ak-a, doo-kay. Game (Adapted) Formation: Students sit or stand in a circle of 3-5 students. On the steady beat, students pile ...