Folk songs of the world, gathered from more than 100 countries, selected and edited, with commentary on their musical cultures and descriptive notes on each song...
Publication Information
New York, J. Day Co. [1966]
Physical Description
320 p. illus. 30 cm.
Contents
- Ajaaj = Drum song
- Anio = On to war
- Crocodile song
- En rouland ma boule roulant
- Maid of Newfoundland
- Gonig'etagin'a = I wonder
- Ockaya-corn = Grinding song
- Henry, my son
- John Henry
- Great-granddad
- Dese bones gwine rise ag'in
- Night hearding song
- En avant, Grenadiers! = Forward March, Grenadiers!
- I can't stay in Egypt lan'
- Adoraci'on = Adoration
- Danse Juba = Juba dance
- La Guajira = Guajira
- Canto Lucum'i de Iy'a = Lucum'i cult song
- Isabella
- La gue' D'eclar'ee = War is declared.
- (cont.) Era Una vez = Once there was
- Man smart, woman smarter
- Broder Manyo
- Las Chaparreras = The Chaparreras
- La Paloma Azul = Sky-blue dove
- Canci'on del Marinero Hondureno = Song of the Honduran Sailor
- Yo te amo, Idolatro = Yes, I love you
- Nac'i en la cumber = A mountain high-top
- No, puedo, tengo otro dueno = No, never can I go with you
- El marido y la piedra = Husband and the wife
- Jeu! Jeu!
- Bailando el gato = Dancing the gato
- De blanca Tierra = From lands far away
- Suspira, Coracao Triste = My heart is heavy with sadness
- O tres pega = Oh, three pega
- Por un beso de tu boca = For a tender kiss
- El Tortillero = The tortillas vendor
- En sumag palacio = In my spacious palance
- Le tejedora de nantut'i = The weaver of nantut'i
- Rio de avenida = Overflowing torrent
- Estilo
- Leba gado = God leba.
- (cont.) Bogando a La luz del sol = Rowing toward the sunlight
- Golden vanity
- Wassail
- Carrion crow
- Border lament
- Gille beag 'O-Little lad, oh
- Lliw gwyn rhosyn yr haf = White rose of my heart
- Shule Aroon = Come, oh love
- Barney and Katey
- Te kieldrecht = In kieldrecht
- De rommelpot = The Rommelpot
- L'eonore
- Es ist ein schnitter = Behold the reaper
- Ich ging emol spaziere = One day I went a-walking
- Ein Jager aus Kurpfalz = Hunter from kurpfalz
- D'Piirle vum da = Dewdrops on leaves
- Der Blaue Montage = Blue monday
- Die Binschgauer Wallfahrt = Binschgauer Pilgrimage
- La princess Marie'e a' un anglais = Princess wed to an Englishman.
- (cont.) L'Autre Jour en Voulant Danser = While I was dancing the other day
- Mir Senne Heil's Lustig = We are happy and merry
- E mi son chi in Barchetta = In my little boat
- L'Avvelenato = The poisoned lover
- Pescator dell'Onda = The gallant fisherman
- La Panaderita = The Baker maiden
- Nina, Nana = Lullaby
- Baile de Nadal = Christmas dance-song
- Canco de's batre = Threshing song
- Cancao a lua = Song to the moon
- Gaaer jeg udi skoven = In forest and meadow
- Karusellen = Carrousel
- Den lillas testamente = The child's testament
- Nu ar det jul igen = Christmas is here again
- Nu er vetur ur boe = Now the winter is past.
- (cont.) Suomen salossa = The finnish forest
- Kui mina alles noor veel olin = When I was but a small young laddie
- Diw laiwinas = Two little boats
- Kol jauns nevedes buvau = Quite young and carefree was I
- Ai, dunaii moy = Ah, my belov'd Dunaii
- Chi ya vluzi ne kalina bula? = Was I not a flower in the meadow?
- Bakhchalarda = In my garden
- Vorira
- Dagestan
- Kabak da boynuma = Striking a tune
- Yehrgeenkun ahmbel eh = Gray clouds engulf the sky
- Podkoweczki dajcie ognia = Click your heels.
- (cont.) Milinkej Pan dekan = Our village deacon (Czech)
- Starej breclavy = Near Breclav (Slovak)
- Azert Hogy 'en husz'ar vagyok = Look at me, a gallant hussar
- Ablakomba = Through my window
- Tri dni = Three days (Croatia)
- Kad se jangin = Hear me, dearest (Serbia)
- Elenke
- Bucura t'e tintirim = Oh, rejoice, thou frightful grave
- Pliot mola lul'e = Apple tree
- Kl'ahpsete = Oh, weep mine eyes
- To tragothi to gamo = Wedding song
- Kouh beh kouh = On the road
- Yammil abaya = Lovely maiden
- Hava l'venim = Bring the bricks (Hebrew)
- Lomir sich iberbetn = Let us be friends again (Yiddish)
- Bintil shalabeya = Fairest maid
- Bafta hindi = Indian muslin
- Al ya zane = Oh thou zane
- Akhsham oldu = Behold the sun
- Uskudar.
- (cont.) Vaj, gulum gitti = Where is my red rose?
- Kana ma laune = My husband
- Varga pavati = Nature's splendor
- Guri guri Karayo = I will rock thee (Kashmir)
- Pinnal Kolattam = Weaving dance (Madras)
- Angan Phuli = Jasmine flower in bloom
- Sein kyr kya nyaung = Song of the princess
- Prom Kut = Love song
- Thoum = Most adored
- Ah, ah, ah!
- Nhim n'e nhim = Lullaby
- Ouliastai = Waters of Ouliastai
- W'ou lian'g = Hymn to buddha
- Hua ku ko = The flower drum
- Seba alaso trodje = The dew is dry at midday
- Thur Tahryung
- Yoneyama jinku = Song on yoneyaman
- Kocha'e bushi = From nippon bridge
- Rana djinak = We have come here
- Ajjamal wanna = Caravan song
- Walla zala mudduja = Night's dark shadows
- Mahiya illa zalab = Song of the fig vendors
- Doos y'a lelee = Dance with gladness
- Khoe li = The moon
- Kattan, kattan = Run, run.
- (cont.) Tangishaka
- E lala e liyo
- Debwangue
- Tole ya wati -= Thank you, Wait
- Sovu dance
- Ka tam ma jui = One morning I rose
- Ssemusto = Giant snake
- I'm goin' chop crab
- Ny o l'on nanary = Song of the orphan
- Mfene sandhleni = Cruel baboon
- E, ie, ie
- Yeke, omo mi = Do not cry, my child
- Tou oua
- Manthi'ki = Spirit song.
- (cont.) Iga'ma lo ta'ndo = Song of love (Zululand)
- Fhola li na mulandu = Snuff is very guilty (Transvaal)
- Mamma, 'Kwill 'n man he' = Mother, I want a husband (Afrikaans)
- Imandwa
- Mofe moni s'mo ho gbeke = Ev'ry body loves Saturday night
- Shellil'a shek = Our great leader
- Gbodi = The Gazelle
- Yaya = War song
- Bwalobera nkere = The frogs
- Ozibane! ozibane! ozibane! = O, dance like that
- Man paman goejang djaran = Little father horse-washer
- Aroi toyong = Oh, beloved (Sarawak)
- Lulay = Serenade
- Nan sob-oy = We pray
- Like no a like = Remembrance
- Mereu = Love song
- Waiata aroha = Love song (Maori)
- Keel row --Kaduguwai = The gathering
- E! E! E!
- Nuri = My son
- Ngai I tanga I
- Makerenben = Honey-ant song of Ljaba (aborigines)
- The overlander.