Frere Jacques, Frere Jacques
Valerie L. Magee
Frère Jacques, Frère Jacques
Dormez-vous, dormez-vous
Sonnez les matines, sonnez les matines
Ding, Ding, Dong ... Ding, Ding, Dong
In English, we sing "are you sleeping" before "Brother John", and we
sing "Morning bells are ringing" rather than "Ring the morning bells",
but the song is the same.
13579 wrote:
> A friend wanted to see the lyrics to this song. If anyone has
> them or knows where to find them please let me know.
>
> Thank you for taking the time to read this.
Kyle Harris
(now aren't you sorry you asked?) ;o) Found at:
http://antenna.nl/~wwwcisv/songs/
sue harris
BROTHER JOHN
(English, Icelandic, Italian, Spanish, Finnish,
French, Swedish, Thai, Rumanian, Portuguese,
Turkish, German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian,
Chinese, Japanese)
(English)
Are you sleeping, are you sleeping,
brother John, brother John?
Morning bells are ringing, morning bells are ringing.
Ding dang dong, ding dang dong.
(Icelandic)
Meistari Jakob, meistari Jakob,
sefur þú, sefur þú?
Hvað slær klukkan, hvað slær klukkan?
Hún slær þrjú, hún slær þrjú.
(Italian)
Fra Martino campanero,
duermes ya, duermes ya?
Suena la campana, suena la campana.
Din don dan, din don dan.
(Italian)
Campanero, campanero,
duermos ya, duermos ya?
Suena la campana, suena la campana.
Din dan don, din dan don.
(Spanish)
Martinillo, Martinillo,
¿dónde estás?
¿dónde estás?
Suenan las campanas.
Suenan las campanas.
Ding dang dong
Ding dang dong
(Finnish)
Jaakko kulta, Jaakko kulta,
herää jo, herää jo?
Kellojasi soita, kellojasi soita.
Ding ding dong, ding ding dong.
(French)
Frère Jacques, frère Jacques,
dormez-vous, dormez-vous?
Sonnez les matines, sonnez les matines.
Ding din don, ding din don.
(Swedish)
Broder Jacob, broder Jacob
sover du, sover du?
Väckarklockan ringer, väckarklockan ringer.
Ding dang dong, ding dang dong.
(Swedish)
Broder Jakob, broder Jakob,
sover du, sover du?
Hör du inte klockan, hör du inte klockan?
Ding dang dong, ding dang dong.
(Thai)
Puak tur yu nai, puak tur yu nai,
yu nai camp, yu nai camp?
Tam mai mai ma sanuk kan, tam mai mai ma sanuk kan.
Din dan don, din dan don.
(Rumanian)
Tu dormi inca, tu dormi inca,
frate íon, frate íon?
Clopotelul suna, clopotelul suna.
Clinc clinc clinc, clinc clinc clinc.
(Portuguese)
Irmaj Jorge, irmaj Jorge,
dorme tu, dorme tu?
Ja' soam ossinos, ja' soam ossinos.
Ding dang dong, ding dang dong.
(Turkish)
Uyuyor mursun, uyuyor mursun,
kordes John, kordes John?
Sabah Çanlari Çaliyor, sabah Çanlari Çaliyor.
Ding dang dong, ding dang dong.
(German)
Bruder Jakob, bruder Jakob,
schläfst du noch, schläfst du noch?
Hörst du nicht die Klocken, hörst du nicht die Klocken?
Ding dang dong, ding dang dong.
(Dutch)
Vader Jacob, Vader Jakob,
slaapt gij nog, slaapt gij nog?
Alle klokken luiden, alle klokken luiden?
Bim bam bom, bim bam bom.
(Danish)
Mester Jakob, mester Jakob,
sover du, sover du?
Hører du ej klokken, hører du ej klokken?
Bim bam bum, bim bam bum.
(Norwegian)
Fader Jakob, fader Jakob,
sover du, sover du?
Hører du ei klokken, hører du ei klokken?
Bim bam bom, bim bam bom.
(Vietnamese)
Kià con buom vàng, kià con buom vàng,
xoe doi cành, xoe doi cành?
Buom buom bay tren cao vong, buom buom bay tren cao vong.
Ra mà xem, ra mà xem.
(Japanese)
Nemuimo, Neuimo
Okinasai, okinasai
Asano Kane ga, natte iruyo
Kin, Kon, kan
(Chinese (mandarin))
liang zhi lao hu, liang zhi lao hu
pao de kuai pao de kuai
yi zhi mei you er duo, yi zhi mei you wei ba
hen qi guai, hen qi guai
hhe...@global.co.za.x
>Here are the lyrics in more languages than you probably ever wanted!
>(now aren't you sorry you asked?) ;o) Found at:
>http://antenna.nl/~wwwcisv/songs/
>
>sue harris
>
>BROTHER JOHN
>(English, Icelandic, Italian, Spanish, Finnish,
>French, Swedish, Thai, Rumanian, Portuguese,
>Turkish, German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian,
>Chinese, Japanese)
>
Ohmigoodness! my little tinkling on the piano will never be the same
again!
Helen, Cape Town
hhe...@global.co.za
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