Tell Me My Children
Lyrics (Alfred S. Gatty) 1. Tell me, my children, and please answer right,Are hands made to work with or only to fight?Hands are made to work with,Hands are made to work with,Hands are made to work withAnd not to fight. ...
Ma’Rencong Rencong
Lyrics – Makassarese (Folk song from Indonesia) Battu ratema’ ribulangMa’rencong rencongMa’rencong rencongMakkuta’nang ribintoengApa kananna attudendang bauleBunting lompo jako sallangLonta jai jammengjaIa dendanga da’dumbaIa paramata bengko’na Gunturu’naji malompoMa’rencong rencongMa’rencong rencongKila’na mala’bang linoBosi sarrona attudendang bauleTamalliliang tompo bangkengLonta jai jammengjaIa dendanga da’dumbaIa ...
Qīngchūn wǔqǔ
Lyrics – Pinyin (Japanese folk song) tài yáng xià shān míng zhāo yī jiù pá shàng lái huā ér xiè liǎo míng nián huán shì yī yàng de kāi měi lì xiǎo niǎo yī qù wú zōng yǐng wǒ de ...
Son tre notti che non dormo
Lyrics – Italian (Folk song from Italy) Son tre notti che non dormo, là, là,sempre penso al mio galletto, là, là,l’ho perduto, là, là,poveretto là, là,non lo posso più trovar. Ho girato l’Inghilterra, là, là,e poi tutta la Germania, là, ...
Ndolo
Lyrics – Lari & French (Folk song from Congo) Béto bissi Congo,Twa tomuéno sala,Ntangu ya ndolo,Yoka yi yokanga. Enfants du Congo,Dépêchons-nous,La saison des pluiesEst courte. Sékola,É mama sékolaSékola é. Labourons,Labourons la terre. English Translation – Rainy season Children of Congo,Let’s ...
November and December
Lyrics (Folk tune, Lyrics by Phyllis Manning) Dull November blowing,Cold December snowing. See also Subject: months Harmony: chords I, IV, V Melody: major scale Meter: 4 Scale: major Source: Introductory Music, Music Education Series, by Thaddeus P. Giddings, Will Earhart, ...
Out of the Window
Lyrics (Folk song) Out of the window, over the way,Saw I a cobbler mending today,Thump went the hammer on Sallie’s shoe,“Humph,” said the cobbler, “I guess you will do!” Out of the window, over the way,Saw I a tailor sewing ...
Thanksgiving
Lyrics (Music by Ethel Wood, Lyrics by Celia Standish) Well we know when Thanksgiving is coming,Mother is cooking things all the day long. All the house with excitement is humming,Join with me now in a holiday song! See also Subject: ...
Kylä vuotti uutta kuuta
Lyrics – Finnish (Folk song from Finland) Kylä vuotti uutta kuuta,miero päivän nousendoa.Miepä vuotin minjoavani,miepä vuotin minjoavani. Nouse sorsa soutamasta,nouse sorsa soutamasta.Nouse ilman nostamatta,ylene ylenemättä. Pole jalka portahilla.Toini poikkipuoliselta.Assu hanhen askelilla,taputa tavin jaloilla Notkuta nuoret nisatki,niin kuin tuores tuomenlatva.Tahi kasvaja ...
Harvest Song
Lyrics (Music by Martha White, Lyrics by Frances Richardson) From the mountain, from the valley,From the prairies wide,Grateful hearts are raised in song,Joy and peace abide. Now the harvest days are ended,Winter is at hand,Thankful people join in praise,Over all ...