The Little Owls
Lyrics (By Margaret Aliona Dole) Little owls look wise if you see their eyes at night,But they’re winking and blinking in the daylight. See also Subject: birds Harmony: rounds / chords I & V Meter:...
View ArticleFiela
Lyrics – Sothe (Folk song from South Africa) Fiela, fiela, fiela ngwanyana,Fiela ngwanyana o se jele matlakaleng. Mmatswale ke tshobolo tshobolo ya mosa diFiela ngwanyana o se jele matlakaleng. English...
View ArticleA Million Little Diamonds
Lyrics (Folk tune, Lyrics by Mary Frances Butts, 1890 – 1937) A million little diamonds twinkled in the treesAnd all the little maidens said, “A jewel if you please.” And while they held their hands...
View ArticleSale el sol
Lyrics – Spanish (Folk song from Paraguay) Sale el sol, sale el solen la esquina de mi casa.Voy a ver, voy a verla figura solitaria. Que salga la dama, dama,vestida de marinero,que vale más dineroque...
View ArticleAlles schweiget
Lyrics – German (Anonymous) Alles schweiget, NachtigallenLocken mit süßen MelodienTränen ins Auge, Schwermut ins Herz.Locken mit süßen MelodienTränen ins Auge, Schwermut ins Herz. English Translation –...
View ArticlePolliwog
Lyrics (Music by Mary Root Kern, Lyrics by Anstis Barlow) Wiggling little polliwog, polliwog, polliwog,Says he’d like to be a frog near a mossy log. See also Subject: frogs Harmony: chords I & V...
View ArticleSerrar e
Lyrics – Torres Strait Creole (Folk song from the Torres Strait Islands) Serrar e, mileamile away, serrar e, to far awayI eabi ston, I ‘it e em ana wing.Em there fall down on the sal water.I run and...
View ArticleChickadees
Lyrics (Folk song) Five little chickadees, there’s no room for more,One flew away and then there were four. RefrainChickadee, chickadee, do not stay,Chickadee, chickadee, fly away. Four little...
View ArticleGioachino Rossini
Quick Facts Born in Italy in 1792 to musical parents Learned to play several instruments, including the violin, harpsichord, and French horn As a teenager, he sang in theaters to earn money. At the age...
View ArticleThe Zebra
Lyrics (Melody by Fay Wilson, Lyrics by Edith Robbins) Zig-zag Zebra came to town,Striped all over, up and down.Poor old horse said, “I don’t care,All those stripes I would not wear,Stripes I would not...
View ArticleSongs about Zebras
Songs Monkey and the Zebra Zebra See also animals The post Songs about Zebras appeared first on Beth's Notes Songs & Resources.
View ArticleNeemt mij in der hand
Info This song was printed on the title page of a book which included songs about the Eighty Years’ War between the Netherlands and Spain. Lyrics – Dutch (Folk song from the Netherlands) Neemt mij in...
View ArticleTinker and Cobbler
Lyrics (Folk song) Now since we’ve met, let’s merry merry be,Said the tinker to the cobbler.So you say “tink” and I’ll say “ker,”And you say “cob” and I’ll say “ler.”Said the tinker to the cobbler,Said...
View ArticleThe Cobbler
Lyrics (Folk song) Rap-a-tap-a-tap, tick-a-tock-a-too,Cobbler won’t you mend my shoe?Rap-a-tap-a-tap, tick-a-tock-a-tee,Please come back at half past three. See also Subject: cobblers Harmony: chords...
View ArticleTaki rikusu
Info This is a Carnival song from the Incan people in the mountains of Peru and Bolivia. Lyrics – Quechua (Incan folk song from Peru & Bolivia) Taki rikusun, rikusun, rikusun. (repeat) Ay jina jina...
View ArticleÁguila Aguilé
Lyrics – Spanish (Folk song from Ecuador) Desde lejos, desde lejos oigoEl canto enamorado de un pájaroEste pájaro es mi abuelo,Es mi abuelo que canta,Que canta enamorado.Y este pájaro es mi abuela,Es...
View ArticleAlli lai loi
Lyrics (Folk song from Sápmi) Alli lai loi lacki loi lai loi lai,Alli lai loi lacki loi lai loi,Alli lai loi lacki loi lai loi lai,Alli lai loi lacki loi lai loi. This is a song of joy. See also...
View ArticleFolk Songs from Sápmi
Info The Sápmi region is in the northernmost parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia, where the indigenous people, the Sámi, have lived for thousands of years. (source) Song Alli lai loi See also...
View ArticleSo diyari
Info This is a wedding song. The women in on the bride’s side sing this song as they walk toward the groom’s house. It celebrates the glory of the family. (source) Lyrics – Bambara (Folk song from...
View ArticleSweep Sweep Away
Lyrics (Louisiana Creole folk song) Sweep sweep sweep away,Sweep the road of dreams,People say that in the nightThe turtle will talk it seems,The turtle will talk it seems. See also Country:...
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