Highland Fairy Lullaby
Lyrics (Scottish folk song) 1. I left my baby lying here,Lying here, lying hereI left my baby lying hereTo go and gather blueberries. RefrainHovan, hovan gorry o go, gorry o go, sorry o go,Hovan, hovan gorry o go, I’ve lost ...
Te Uru
Lyrics – Tahitian (Tahitian folk song) E e e ma’e maita’i te ‘uruA tunu ia ‘amaPahi te pa’aTa’iri’iri eLa u’ au’a e‘Iriti te huneE ‘ai te i ‘o English Translation – The Tree Fruit Bread This is very good UruIt ...
Boatman Dance
This song has roots in oppression. See also Blackface minstrel songs Minstrel show Taking Racist Songs Out of Music Education Find different songs
Wiegenlied (Cradle Song)
Info The German text is from Gotter’s play “Esther”. It was probably first printed in 1795 (Leipzig). The melody by the physician Bernhard Flies seems to be just a variant of an original by Friedrich Fleischmann. (source) (more here) English Lyrics ...
Kee Chee
Lyrics (Folk song from the Democratic Republic of the Congo) Ah woo-neh koo-neh chah oh woo-nee, (repeat)I yi yi yeh kee ay ki ay nah, (repeat)Ah woo, ah woo nee kee chee. Translation unknown Motions Formation: Students sit in a ...
La rana
Lyrics – Spanish (Mexican folk song) 1. Estaba la rana sentada cantando debajo del aguaCuando la rana salió a cantar, vino la mosca y la hizo callar 2. La mosca a la rana que estaba cantando debajo del aguaCuando la ...
The Riddle
Lyrics (English folk song) 1. I gave my love a cherry that has no stone.I gave my love a chicken that has no bone.I gave my love a ring that has no end.I gave my love a baby with no ...
Señora Santana
Lyrics – Spanish (Mexican folk song) Señora Santana, porque llora el niñoPor una manzana que se le ha perdido.Yo le daré una, yo te daré dos,Una para el niño, Otra para Dios. English Translation – Mrs. Santana Mrs. Santana, why ...
Worried Man Blues
Lyrics (American folk song) It takes a worried man to sing a worried song, (repeat twice)I’m worried now but I won’t be worried long. 2. I went across the river, and I lay down to sleep.When I woke up, had ...
Poreho
Lyrics – Tahitian (Tahitian folk song) Poreho,No roto ‘oe i te mitiMā’a oe na te fe’eAmuhia ‘oe te fe’e. ‘Anapanapa maiTe ‘oe ‘apu iti e. English Translation – Shellfish Shellfish,You live in the seaYou are the octopus’s dinnerYou are eaten ...