Songs for CHildren In DIfferent Language

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Please?

I need some songs to teach children under 8. They either need to be from different cultures or in a foreign language and i need words!!!

Too much to ask? Any websites??

Frere jacques?

Yellow Bird,Dayo are caribbean
Sur l'point, Frere Jacque are french

Dreidel song (don't know words but you could google) is jewish

dont know these song? think i know frere jaques but not certain!

Frere jacques
frere Jacques
dormez vouz?
Dormez vouz?
sonnez les matines
sonnez les matines
ding dang dong
ding dang dong

I think the spelling may be seriously off whack though.... to the tune of "I hear thunder"

Waltzing Matilda? My dh could sing you all the words of all god-knows-how-many verses if you like?

www.bbc.co.uk/schoolradio/earlylearning/wigglewaggle_autumn05_prog03.shtml

you'll have to cut & paste
I'll find the others

Words to Waltzing Matilda

www.bbc.co.uk/schoolradio/earlylearning/wigglewaggle_autumn05_prog03.shtml

this might help

sur le pont, d'Avignon, on y danse, on y danse
sur le pont, d'Avignon, on y danse tout en rond

Sorry ment this

www.netguides.org.uk/guides/hanukkah.html

dd's Favourite dayo

And if Waltzing Matilda grabs you and you have some time to write the words down, this might amuse you too (and be helpful)

Look at Lonleymum link there is sunarise (which is lovely)

And tie me kangaroo down sport which is very simple to learn (very repetitive) and good for playing percussion instruments to.

Kenya (Luo) lullaby

Hombe, hombe [fevers, fevers - i.e. from an illness]
Hombe, Hombe
Nyathi ma ywak, ondiek mak e [the child who cries will be caught by the hyena]
Nyathi ma ling, ondiek wey e [the child who is quiet will be left alone by the hyena]
Hombe, Hombe, Hombe, Hombe, Hombe

We sang this song, which has a lovely, gentle melody, in our school choir. Years later, I learned to speak Luo and was stunned by the words!
CAT me if you want me to try to get the melody to you.

In the jungle the might jungle ?

Spirituals
Religious songs
?

Kum By Yah must be another language/culture. never known which though.

Yes Kum by Yar - is definatly another language

Is it Welsh?

Try this - it's fab

Lok on the home page of the Africa one