Beriozka (The Birch Tree) | Lyrics, Piano Sheet Music & Video

~ ktkwanix

Beriozka or The Birch Tree, is a classic traditional Russian Folksong, which is believed to have been written two centuries ago. Commonly known as “In The Field Stood A Birch Tree” in English, this song has many variations on its name, including “Berezka”, “Beroza” or “Beriozka.” It is quite popular among composers and personalities, who have incorporated it in their works. Tchaikovsky included Beriozka in the last movement of his Fourth Symphony, while Dario Mariannelli used the song in his musical score for the film, “Anna Karenina.”

Lyrics for ‘Beriozka’

See the lovely birch in the meadow,
Curly leaves all dancing when the wind blows.
Loo-lee-loo, when the wind blows,
Loo-lee-loo, when the wind blows.

Oh, my little tree, I need branches,
For the silver flutes I need branches.
Loo-lee-loo, three branches,
Loo-lee-loo, three branches.

From another birch I will make now,
I will make a tingling balalaika.
Loo-lee-loo, balalaika,
Loo-lee-loo, balalaika.

When I play my new balalaika,
I will think of you, my lovely birch tree.
Loo-lee-loo, lovely birch tree,
Loo-lee-loo, lovely birch tree.

Print Easy Piano Sheet Music

Here’s an awesome arrangement of ‘Beriozka (The Birch Tree)’ for easy piano solo. There’s an mp3 on the site that piano students can listen to as they practice this piece. The arrangement is available to print in PDF format.

Beriozka (The Birch Tree) for Easy Piano Solo

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Sing-a-long Video for ‘Beriozka’

Check out this awesome video for ‘Beriozka’ from The Singing Bell on YouTube. Watch it or sing with your kids!

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Alouette | Lyrics, Beginner Piano Sheet Music & Video

~ ktkwanix

Alouette is a popular French Canadian children’s song commonly thought to be about  plucking the feathers of a lark. The song was first published in A Pocket Song Book for the Use of Students and Graduates of McGill College in 1879. Canadian folklorist Marius Barbeau suggested that the French colonists used songs like Alouette to dip their canoe paddles in unison.

Although a French song, Alouette is well-known throughout the world. This is due in part because Marines and other Allied soldiers learned the song while serving in France during World War I, and then passed it on to their children and grandchildren.

Lyrics for ‘Alouette’

Alouette, gentille Alouette
Alouette je te plumerai
Alouette, gentille Alouette
Alouette je te plumerai
Je te plumerai la tête
Je te plumerai la tête
Et la tête, et la tête
O-o-o-o-oh
Alouette, Alouette
Alouette, gentille Alouette
Alouette je te plumerai.

Alouette, gentille Alouette
Alouette je te plumerai
Alouette, gentille Alouette
Alouette je te plumerai
Je te plumerai le nez
Je te plumerai le nez
Et le nez, et le nez
Alouette, Alouette
O-o-o-o-oh
Alouette, gentille Alouette
Alouette je te plumerai.

Alouette, gentille Alouette
Alouette je te plumerai
Alouette, gentille Alouette
Alouette je te plumerai
Je te plumerai les yeux
Je te plumerai les yeux
Et les yeux, et les yeux
Alouette, Alouette
O-o-o-o-oh
Alouette, gentille Alouette
Alouette je te plumerai.

Alouette, gentille Alouette
Alouette je te plumerai
Alouette, gentille Alouette
Alouette je te plumerai
Je te plumerai le cou
Je te plumerai le cou
Et le cou, et le cou
Alouette, Alouette
O-o-o-o-oh
Alouette, gentille Alouette
Alouette je te plumerai.

Alouette, gentille Alouette
Alouette je te plumerai
Alouette, gentille Alouette
Alouette je te plumerai
Je te plumerai les ailes
Je te plumerai les ailes
Et les ailes, et les ailes
Alouette, Alouette
O-o-o-o-oh
Alouette, gentille Alouette
Alouette je te plumerai.

Alouette, gentille Alouette
Alouette je te plumerai
Alouette, gentille Alouette
Alouette je te plumerai
Je te plumerai le dos
Je te plumerai le dos
Et le dos, et le dos
Alouette, Alouette
O-o-o-o-oh
Alouette, gentille Alouette
Alouette je te plumerai.

Alouette, gentille Alouette
Alouette je te plumerai
Alouette, gentille Alouette
Alouette je te plumerai
Je te plumerai les pattes
Je te plumerai les pattes
Et les pattes, et les pattes
Alouette, Alouette
O-o-o-o-oh
Alouette, gentille Alouette
Alouette je te plumerai.

Alouette, gentille Alouette
Alouette je te plumerai
Alouette, gentille Alouette
Alouette je te plumerai
Je te plumerai la queue
Je te plumerai la queue
Et la queue, et la queue
Alouette, Alouette
O-o-o-o-oh
Alouette, gentille Alouette
Alouette je te plumerai.

Translation

Chorus
Lark, nice lark
Lark, I’ll pluck you.

I’ll pluck your bill
I’ll pluck your bill
And your bill, and your bill
Lark, lark. Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!

(Chorus)

I’ll pluck your eyes
I’ll pluck your eyes
And your eyes, and your eyes
And your bill, and your bill
Lark, lark. Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!

(Chorus)

I’ll pluck your head
I’ll pluck your head
And your head, and your head,
And your eyes, and your eyes
And your bill, and your bill
Lark, lark. Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!

(Chorus)

I’ll pluck your neck…

I’ll pluck your back…

I’ll pluck your wings… your belly…

… your legs… your tail…

Print Easy Piano Sheet Music

Here’s an awesome arrangement of ‘Alouette’ for beginner piano solo. There’s an mp3 on the site that piano students can listen to as they practice this piece. The arrangement is available to print in PDF format.

Alouette for Beginner Piano Solo

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Sing-a-long Video for ‘Alouette’

Check out this wonderful video for ‘Alouette’ from HeyKids – Chansons Pour Enfants on YouTube. Watch it or sing with your kids!

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Battle Hymn of the Republic | Easy Piano Sheet Music (PDF)

~ phoebeber

The Battle Hymn of the Republic, also referred to as “Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory” was written by American poet and author, Julia Ward Howe. For the tune, Howe used, John Brown’s Body, an American marching song about the American abolitionist, John Brown. Battle Hymn of the Republic is frequently used as an American patriotic song.

Lyrics for ‘Battle Hymn of the Republic’

First Published Version

Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord;
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored;
He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword:
His truth is marching on.

(Chorus)
Glory, Glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
His truth is marching on.

I have seen Him in the watch-fires of a hundred circling camps,
They have builded Him an altar in the evening dews and damps;
I can read His righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps:
His day is marching on.

(Chorus)
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
His day is marching on.

I have read a fiery gospel writ in burnished rows of steel:
“As ye deal with my contemners, so with you my grace shall deal”;
Let the Hero, born of woman, crush the serpent with his heel,
Since God is marching on.

(Chorus)
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Since God is marching on.

He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat;
He is sifting out the hearts of men before His judgment-seat;
Oh, be swift, my soul, to answer Him! Be jubilant, my feet!
Our God is marching on.

(Chorus)
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Our God is marching on.

In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea,
With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me.
As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free,
While God is marching on.

(Chorus)
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
While God is marching on.

Hymnal Version

1. Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord;
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored.
He hath loosed the fateful lightning of his terrible, swift sword;
His truth is marching on.

[Chorus]
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
His truth is marching on.

2. He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat;
He is sifting out the hearts of men before his judgment seat.
Oh, be swift, my soul, to answer him; be jubilant my feet!
Our God is marching on.

[Chorus]

3. In the beauty of the lilies, Christ was born across the sea,
With a glory in his bosom that transfigures you and me.
As he died to make men holy, let us live to make men free,
While God is marching on.

[Chorus]

Alternate Version

He is coming like the glory of the morning on the wave,
He is Wisdom to the mighty, He is Succour to the brave,
So the world shall be His footstool, and the soul of Time His slave,
Our God is marching on.

(Chorus)
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Our God is marching on!

Print Easy Piano Sheet Music

Here’s an awesome arrangement of ‘Battle Hymn of the Republic’ for beginner/easy piano solo. There’s an mp3 on the site that piano students can listen to as they practice this piece. The arrangement is available to print in PDF format.

Battle Hymn of the Republic for Beginner/Easy Piano Solo.

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Sing Along Video for ‘Battle Hymn of the Republic’

Check out this amazing video for ‘Battle Hymn of the Republic’ from The United States Army Field Band on YouTube. Watch it or sing with your kids!

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The Campbells Are Coming | Free Celtic Piano Sheet Music

~ ktkwanix

“The Campbells Are Coming,” is a Scottish bagpipe hymn associated with the Campbell clan, a Highland clan.

“The Campbells Are Coming” was composed around 1715. There are several theories about its origin, but the most popular theory suggests that the tune was inspired by the war of the Jacobite rising of 1715. It was played by the vanguard of the loyalist Scottish troops as they marched in opposition to the Jacobite rebels.

Lyrics for ‘The Campbells Are Coming’

The Campbells are comin, Oho! Oho!
The Campbells are comin, Oho! Oho!
The Campbells are comin to bonnie Lochleven,
The Campbells are comin, Oho! Oho!Upon the Lomonds I lay, I lay,
Upon the Lomonds I lay, I lay,
I looked down to bonnie Lochleven,
And saw three bonnie perches play.The Campbells are comin, Oho! Oho!
The Campbells are comin, Oho! Oho!
The Campbells are comin to bonnie Lochleven,
The Campbells are comin, Oho! Oho!Great Argyle he goes before,
He makes his cannons and guns to roar,
Wi’ sound o’ trumpet, pipe and drum,
The Campbells are comin Oho, Oho!The Campbells are comin, Oho! Oho!
The Campbells are comin, Oho! Oho!
The Campbells are comin to bonnie Lochleven,
The Campbells are comin, Oho! Oho!The Campbells they are a’ in arms,
Their loyal faith and truth to show,
Wi’ banners rattling in the wind,
The Campbells are comin Oho, Oho!The Campbells are comin, Oho! Oho!
The Campbells are comin, Oho! Oho!
The Campbells are comin to bonnie Lochleven,
The Campbells are comin, Oho! Oho!

Print Easy Piano Sheet Music

Here’s an awesome arrangement of ‘The Campbells Are Coming’ for easy piano solo. There’s an mp3 on the site that piano students can listen to as they practice this piece. The arrangement is available to print in PDF format.

The Campbells Are Coming for Easy Piano Solo

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Sing-a-long Video for ‘The Campbells Are Coming’

Check out this amazing video for ‘The Campbells Are Coming’ from Some Folk on YouTube. Watch it or sing with your kids!

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Cackle, Cackle, Mother Goose | Easy Piano Sheet Music (PDF)

~ ktkwanix

The classic nursery rhyme, “Cackle, Cackle, Mother Goose”, dates from the 1600s and is a classic Mother Goose Nursery Rhyme. The word “cackle” is an onomatopoeia for the sound that a goose makes.

Lyrics for ‘Cackle, Cackle, Mother Goose’

Cackle, cackle, Mother Goose,
Have you any feathers loose?
Truly have I, pretty fellow,
Half enough to fill a pillow.
Here are quills, take one or two,
And down to make a bed for you.

Cackle, cackle, Mother Goose,
Have you any feathers loose?
Truly have I, pretty fellow,
Half enough to fill a pillow.
Here are quills, take one or two,
And down to make a bed for you.

Cackle, cackle, Mother Goose,
Have you any feathers loose?
Truly have I, pretty fellow,
Half enough to fill a pillow.
Here are quills, take one or two,
And down to make a bed for you.

Print Easy Piano Sheet Music

Here’s an awesome arrangement of ‘Cackle, Cackle, Mother Goose’ for easy piano solo. There’s an mp3 on the site that piano students can listen to as they practice this piece. The arrangement is available to print in PDF format.

Cackle, Cackle, Mother Goose for Easy Piano Solo

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Sing-a-long Video for ‘Cackle, Cackle, Mother Goose’

Check out this fun video for ‘Cackle, Cackle, Mother Goose’ from Vintage Nursery Rhymes on YouTube. Watch it or sing with your kids!

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Praise God from Whom All Blessing Flow | Lyrics & Piano Sheet Music

~ flibberlo

Praise God from Whom All Blessing Flow is a doxology, which is a short hymn of praise to God.  Praise God from Whom All Blessing Flow has seen widespread use in English speaking countries. The words were written by Thomas Ken (1637-1711), an English cleric and one of the fathers of modern English hymnody.

Lyrics for Praise God from Whom All Blessing Flow

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

 

Print Free Easy Piano Sheet Music

Here’s an awesome arrangement of ‘Praise God from Whom All Blessing Flow’ for beginner piano solo. There’s an mp3 on the site that piano students can listen to as they practice this piece. The arrangement is available to print in PDF format.

Praise God from Whom All Blessing Flow | Free Beginner Piano Sheet Music

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Print Free Beginner Guitar Sheet Music (TABs)

Here’s a free arrangement of ‘Praise God from Whom All Blessing Flow’ for beginner guitar solo. Students can learn to read traditional music notation or TABS. There’s also an mp3 on the site so students can listen to the song as they practice.

Praise God from Whom All Blessing Flow for Beginner Guitar (TAB)

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Guitar Chords for ‘Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow’

Ultimate-Guitar.com has guitar chords for ‘Praise God from Whom All Blessing Flow.‘ This site features many tools to make learning and playing the guitar fun, including an auto-scroll tool for hands-free guitar chords/lyrics advancing, and a transpose tool in case the music isn’t in the right key for your voice.

Praise God from Whom All Blessing Flow Guitar Chords

 

Sing Along Video for ‘Praise God from Whom All Blessing Flow’

Check out this wonderful video for ‘Praise God from Whom All Blessing Flow‘ with Kristene Di Marco at Bethel Church on YouTube. Sing along with your kids!

Amazing Grace | Guitar Sheet Music, Lyrics, Chords and Video

~ phoebeber

Amazing Grace is a Christian hymn based on the personal experience of the writer, John Newton, whose text resounds with forgiveness and redemption through the mercy of God. Its first publication was in 1779 and frequently appears in hymnals around the world. In the English-speaking world, Amazing Grace is one of the most recognized songs, even  crossing over into the music recorded by secular music artists.

Lyrics for ‘Amazing Grace’

[Version from John Newton, pub. 1779 v. 7]

1. Amazing grace! How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found;
Was blind, but now I see.

2. ’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed.

3. Through many dangers, toils and snares,
I have already come;
’Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.

4. The Lord has promised good to me,
his word my hope secures;
he will my shield and portion be,
as long as life endures

5. Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
and mortal life shall cease,
I shall possess, within the veil,
a life of joy and peace.

6. The earth shall soon dissolve like snow,
The sun forbear to shine;
But God, who called me here below,
Will be forever mine.

7. When we’ve been there ten thousand years,
Bright shining as the sun,
We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise
Than when we’d first begun.

[Version 2]

1. Amazing grace! How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found;
Was blind, but now I see.

2. ’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed.

3. Through many dangers, toils and snares,
I have already come;
’Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.

4. When we’ve been there ten thousand years,
Bright shining as the sun,
We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise
Than when we’d first begun.

Print Easy Guitar Sheet Music

Here’s an awesome arrangement of ‘Amazing Grace’ for beginner/easy guitar solo. There’s an mp3 on the site that piano students can listen to as they practice this piece. The arrangement is available to print in PDF format.

Amazing Grace for Beginner/Easy Guitar Solo.

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Guitar Chords for ‘Amazing Grace’

Ultimate-Guitar.com has guitar chords for ‘Amazing Grace‘. This site features many tools to make learning and playing the guitar fun, including an auto-scroll tool for hands-free guitar chords/lyrics advancing, and a transpose tool in case the music isn’t in the right key for your voice.

Amazing Grace Guitar Chords

Sing Along Video for ‘Amazing Grace’

Check out this wonderful video for ‘Amazing Grace’ sang by Chelsea Robinson from jamescstella on YouTube. Watch it or sing with your kids!

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Doctor Foster | Lyrics, Free Guitar Sheet Music, and Video (Mother Goose)

~ ktkwanix

Doctor Foster is an English nursery rhyme which dates back to nineteenth century England. Its first recorded version was in 1810 on Gamer Gurton’s Garland. It was then followed by a modern version of the tune which was published in 1844. The Real Mother Goose published their version of the rhyme in 1916 with Blanche Fisher Wright as its illustrator.

The song proved to be interesting as several theories have been presented regarding the story behind it. One of them states that it is about an event in English history that occurred during the Plantagenet monarchy. It suggests that the rhyme may have been based on King Edward I and the time he visited Gloucester. He fell from his horse down into a puddle, which happened in front of many people. This event greatly embarrassed the king and resulted to him never returning.

Others believe that Doctor Foster is about a play titled Doctor Faustus, an Elizabethan tragedy written by Christian Marlowe. The play is about a protagonist named “Doctor Fauster,” because he caused a person to fall in the river when the horse, whom he conjured from a straw, reverted back to its original form while passing through a river.

Lyrics for ‘Doctor Foster’

Doctor Foster went to Gloucester,
In a shower of rain;
He stepped in a puddle,
Right up to his middle,
And never went there again.

Print Easy Guitar Sheet Music

Here’s a free arrangement of ‘Doctor Foster’ for beginner guitar solo. Students can learn to read traditional music notation or TABS. There’s also an mp3 on the site so students can listen to the song as they practice.

Doctor Foster for Beginner Guitar (TAB)

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Sing-a-long Video for ‘Doctor Foster’

Check out this awesome video for ‘Doctor Foster’ from Mother Goose Club on YouTube. Watch it or sing with your kids!

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Jack Be Nimble| Free Beginner Guitar Sheet Music, Lyrics, Guitar Chords, Video

~ musicalkeystohappiness

Jack Be Nimble is a famous English kids’ song which is often used as a skipping rhyme. This traditional nursery song has been popular since 1815 when it was published in an old manuscript. It was one of the kids’ songs to complete James Orchard Halliwell’s English Nursery Rhymes and Fairy Tales collection which was published in the mid-nineteenth century.

Jack Be Nimble has always been an interesting nursery song, not only for kids but also for adults because of its historical origin. The song is believed to be inspired by an English pirate named Black Jack Smatt. Black Jack lived in Jamaica and was a very quick and smart pirate. He was one of the most popular pirates in the Caribbean because of his ability to always escape from authorities. Apparently, the Jack in the song portrays Black Jack, the pirate who was always “nimble.”

Another way to interpret the meaning of the song is in terms of the English tradition associated with it called ‘candle leaping’. Candle leaping was a traditional sport in England which was done by jumping over a candlestick. The player should jump over the candlestick without extinguishing or smothering the flame. It was said to bring good luck and success to the player’s life. In the song, there’s a line that says, “Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack jump over the candlestick.” This line suggests that one has to be nimble like Jack to achieve good luck and success in life.

While the story of Black Jack and the candle leaping tradition are convincing origins of “Jack Be Nimble,” some people associate it to Yellow Fever, an acute viral hemorrhagic disease also known as Yellow Jack. During the time where this disease was common, its treatment was mostly based on superstition and presumptions. To get rid of the fever, which is one of the symptoms of the disease; one should light a fire in the room of the ill person. The lit candle placed close to the person’s bed was believed to draw the infection out. People believe that “Jack” came from the name “Yellow Jack” and the song was the Yellow Fever itself. It suggests that the fever should jump over the candle or the fire to make the ill person feel better and to completely ward off the disease.

Jack Be Nimble is rich in cultural and historical origins so it is more than just a kids’ song for English people.

Lyrics for ‘Jack Be Nimble’

Jack be nimble, Jack be quick
Jack jump over the candlestick
Jack be nimble, Jack be spry
Jack jump over the apple pie
Jack be nimble, Jack jump high!
Jack fly up into the sky

Skipping skipping like a kite
Bouncing bouncing with delight
Every leap is leaping right

Jack is happy, Jack is spry
Jack be nimble, Jack jump high!
Jack fly up into the sky

Skipping skipping like a kite
Jack jump over the apple pie
Jack be nimble, Jack be quick
Jump jump Jack jump!
Jack is happy, Jack is spry
Every leap is leaping right
Jack be nimble, Jack be quick
Jump!

Jack be nimble, Jack be light
Way way up into the sky
Tumbles up and touches down
Landing like a butterfly
Jack be nimble, Jack jump high!

Jack fly up into the sky
Jump jump Jack jump!

Jack be nimble, Jack be quick
Jack jump over the candlestick
Jack be nimble, Jack be spry
Jack jump over the apple pie
Jack be nimble, Jack jump high!
Jack fly up into the sky

Jack be nimble, Jack be quick
Jack be nimble, Jack be quick
Jack be nimble, Jack be quick
Jack be nimble, Jack be quick (3x)

Print Free Beginner Guitar Sheet Music (TABs)

Here’s a free arrangement of ‘Jack Be Nimble’ for beginner guitar solo. Students can learn to read traditional music notation or TABS. There’s also an mp3 on the site so students can listen to the song as they practice.

Jack Be Nimble for Beginner Guitar (TAB)

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Sing-a-long Video for ‘Jack Be Nimble’

Check out this wonderful video for ‘Jack Be Nimble’ from Mother Goose Club on YouTube. Watch it or sing with your kids!

Coventry Carol | Free Piano Sheet Music, Lyrics, Guitar Chords, Video

~ musicalkeystohappiness

The Coventry Carol is also often called the Lullay Song. It originated in the 16th century from a popular town in England called Coventry (hence the name). Around that time, it was commonly part of the tradition to perform the song in a mystery play called The Pageant of the Shearman and Tailors.

Although it has been widely known for several centuries as a Christmas song which is usually played during the holidays, the song itself depicts an entirely different story. In The Pageant of the Shearman and Tailors, a scene describes an event in the Bible regarding the experience of families during a difficult time and the song is sung by mothers as a lullaby to comfort their children.

The original author of the carol is unknown. As in the old days, this was only passed on orally and not written down. It wasn’t until Robert Croo had done so in a manuscript many years later that a written copy came into existence. Ever since then, it continued to be played in pageants or plays and the lyrics were gradually modernized. It was eventually brought to a wider audience after the song was featured in the BBC’s Empire Broadcast during Christmas in 1940.

Lyrics for ‘Coventry Carol’

[Original Version]

Lully, lulla, thow littell tine child,
By by, lully, lullay
Thow littell tyne child,
By by, lully, lullay!
O sisters too, how may we do
For to preserve this day
This pore yongling for whom we do singe
By by, lully, lullay?
Herod, the king, in his raging,
Chargid he hath this day
His men of might in his owne sight
All yonge children to slay,—
That wo is me, pore child, for thee,
And ever morne and may
For thi parting nether say nor singe,
By by, lully, lullay.

[Modernized Version]

Lully, lullay, thou little tiny child,
Bye bye, lully, lullay.
Thou little tiny child,
Bye bye, lully, lullay.
O sisters too, how may we do
For to preserve this day
This poor youngling for whom we sing,
“Bye bye, lully, lullay”?
Herod the king, in his raging,
Chargèd he hath this day
His men of might in his own sight
All young children to slay.
That woe is me, poor child, for thee
And ever mourn and may
For thy parting neither say nor sing,
“Bye bye, lully, lullay.”

Print Beginner Piano Sheet Music

Here’s an awesome arrangement of ‘Coventry Carol’ for beginner piano solo. There’s an mp3 on the site that piano students can listen to as they practice this piece. The arrangement is available to print in PDF format.

Coventry Carol for Beginner Piano Solo

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Guitar Chords for ‘Coventry Carol’

Ultimate-Guitar.com has guitar chords for ‘Coventry Carol’ This site features many tools to make learning and playing the guitar fun, including an auto-scroll tool for hands-free guitar chords/lyrics advancing, and a transpose tool in case the music isn’t in the right key for your voice.

Coventry Carol Guitar Chords

Sing-a-long Video for ‘Coventry Carol’

Check out this choose amazing video for ‘Coventry Carol’ from DVIchannel on YouTube. Watch it or sing with your kids!