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...
View ArticleThanksgiving
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...
View ArticleOut 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...
View ArticleNovember 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:...
View ArticleNdolo
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...
View ArticleSon 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,...
View ArticleQīngchūn wǔqǔ
Lyrics – Pinyin (Japanese folk song) tài yáng xià shān míng zhāo yī jiù pá shàng láihuā ér xiè liǎo míng nián huán shì yī yàng de kāiměi lì xiǎo dǎo yī qù wú zōng yǐngwǒ de qīng chūn xiǎo niǎo yī yàng...
View ArticleMa’Rencong Rencong
Lyrics – Makassarese (Folk song from Indonesia) Battu ratema’ ribulangMa’rencong rencongMa’rencong rencongMakkuta’nang ribintoengApa kananna attudendang bauleBunting lompo jako sallangLonta jai...
View ArticleTell 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...
View ArticleLes petits poissons dans l’eau
Lyrics – French (Canadian folk song) Les petits poissons dans l’eauNagent, nagent, nagent, nagent, nagentLes petits poissons dans l’eauNagent aussi bien les grosLes petits, les grosNagent comme il...
View ArticleKelo aba woye
Lyrics – Transliteration (Folk song from Ghana) Part IKelo aba woyeKelo aba woye, TotoleKelo aba woye, TotoleKelo aba woye Part IIKelo aba woye, kelo aba woye.Kelo aba woye, kelo aba woye.Kelo aba...
View ArticleDear Little Moon
Lyrics (Melody by George L. Wright, Lyrics by Abie Farwell Brown) Dear little moon, high overhead,Shine gently down on my small white bed. See also Subject: moon Harmony: chords I, IV, V Meter: 2...
View ArticleWǒ de péng yǒu zài nǎ lǐ ?
Lyrics – Pinyin (Folk song from China) Yī èr sān sì wǔ liù qīwǒ de péng yǒu zài nǎ lǐzài zhè lǐ zài zhè lǐwǒ de péng yǒu zài zhè lǐ English Translation – Where are my friends? One two three four five...
View ArticleSt. Nicholas Day Songs
Info Also called the Feast of Saint Nicholas, it is celebrated in Christian countries in the West on December 6 and in the East on December 19. It celebrates the tradition of Nicholas of Myra from the...
View ArticleThe Message of Christmas Bells
Lyrics (Melody by Raymond Ellis, Lyrics by Adelaide Walker) The Christmas bells are swaying,Their merry carols playing,“Oh give, oh give,” they’re saying,“For this is Christmas day!” See also Subjects:...
View ArticleVenez venez Saint Nicolas
Info Saint Nicholas Day is celebrated in many European countries on the eve of December 5 and December 6. (source) Lyrics – French (Canadian folk song) Saint Nicolas, patron des écoliers,Apportez-moi...
View ArticleKwanzaa Songs
So far, I have not run across any Kwanzaa songs in the public domain. So, as I write any verses myself, I will add them here. Song December (adapted version) See also Subjects: December / holidays The...
View ArticleGoder morgon i denna sal
Info This song is sung during the St. Lucia’s Day celebration. Lyrics – Swedish (Swedish folk song) Goder morgon i denna sal,Goder morgon i denna sal.Eder önska vi, eder önska vi.En angenäm...
View ArticleHear the Christmas Bells
Lyrics (By Olive Woodman) Ding dong, ding dong,Hear the Christmas bells a-ringing,Ding dong, ding dong,Hear the Christmas bells! See also Subjects: Christmas / bells Harmony: chords I, IV, V Meter: 4...
View ArticleThe Bells
Lyrics (Music by Will Earhart, Lyrics by Lucy Allen) Ding dong,Christmas bells ringing sayDing dong,Merrily swinging sayDing dong,Glad tidings bringing soDing dong,Happy are we.Ding dong,Echoes are...
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