Lyr Req: Irish, American, Indian and Australian?

Subject: Lyr Req: Irish, American, Indian and Australian?
From: GUEST,barnaby
Date: 09 Oct 03 - 03:29 PM

I need some lyrics from Ireland, the USA, Australia and India for a project we´re doing in school. Can anyone help me? I need one typical song for each of those countries to impress my teacher:-) And if theres a melody to it, it would be great! Thanks!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Irish, American, Indian and Australian?
From: GUEST,MMario
Date: 09 Oct 03 - 03:33 PM

Typical pop song? typical folk song?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Irish, American, Indian and Australian?
From: mack/misophist
Date: 09 Oct 03 - 03:38 PM

The cheap way would be to use the national anthem from each. If you want to make some points with the teacher, Rabindranath Tagore ( a nobel prize winner, I think) was a fameous poet who also wrote music. A google search should find it all.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Irish, American, Indian and Australian?
From: GUEST
Date: 09 Oct 03 - 03:41 PM

preferably folk songs

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Irish, American, Indian and Australian?
From: mack/misophist
Date: 09 Oct 03 - 04:02 PM

You can find mp3's of Indian music   here      . Lyrics are a problem, though. Tagore has lyrics and sheet music on line. I spent a summer in Pakistan and never heard any "folk" music. classical and pop was it. There are thousands of songs for the others here in the data base. Try 'Waltzing Matilda', 'Tom Dooley', and 'God Bless England' for Oz, the US, and Ireland. Someone else will have to do England. I can't decide. Midi's are here for most of those, I think.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Irish, American, Indian and Australian?
From: GUEST,MMario
Date: 09 Oct 03 - 04:03 PM

I'd agree on 'Tom Dooley' and 'Waltzing Matilda'

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Irish, American, Indian and Australian?
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 09 Oct 03 - 04:11 PM

No problem with Irish, US or Austraian songs - just go to Quick Links at the top of this page, click on ST Keyword search, and browse away. Or wait for the suggestions to come to this thread.

Indian songs are a bit trickier - but here's a page that links to a whole lot of Indian songs, with written and sung lyrics in various Indian languages - and also with English transations.

The Indian lyrics won't show up properly unless you've got your browser tooled up to show them, but the English translations should impress your teacher, especially if you can copy the sound file.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Irish, American, Indian and Australian?
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 09 Oct 03 - 04:15 PM

These lyrics could get a good discussion going:

Wake up daughter sweep the house
The sun is out - the day has begun

You must obey the orders of your in-laws dear daughter
And those of all your elders

You must be sweet to the younger ones
Must never take anything to heart dear daughter

Wake up early and wash your husband's feet
Don't ever fight with him dear daughter

If you follow my advice
you will be treated like a queen dear daughter

Babunandan says we must improve our ways
If this goes on mankind won't remain.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Irish, American, Indian and Australian?
From: mack/misophist
Date: 09 Oct 03 - 04:57 PM

If you use 'Tom Dooley, there's a bit of history   here   you might find interesting. It's about half way down.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Irish, American, Indian and Australian?
From: Barry Finn
Date: 09 Oct 03 - 07:07 PM

I don't know if this one is any good for you but it is a great song. Good luck

From Dan Milner's CD IRISH IN AMERICA on Folk Legacy Records.


"McNally's Row of Flats"


Chorus:


"Ireland & Italy, Jerusalem & Germany,

Chinese, Africians & a paradise for rats

Jumbled up together in snow or rainy weather

Constitutes in the tenents in NcNally's row of flats"


Barry

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Irish, American, Indian and Australian?
From: LadyJean
Date: 10 Oct 03 - 12:21 AM

A friend taught us a clapping gerba (I hope I've spelled that right) from India, about celebrating holi. I thought it was a lot of fun. The kids would enjoy clapping along.
Now, as a true and proud daughter of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, I would reccomend one of Stephen Foster's songs as true American music. They are not true folk songs. But they were composed in the folk style, and sung by miners, soldiers, farmers, and assorted other ordinary folk. Maybe "Some Folks Do", or "Glendy Burke".

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Irish, American, Indian and Australian?
From: mack/misophist
Date: 10 Oct 03 - 11:27 PM

If you haven't already turned the project in, and since no one else has proposed many, I'd recommend The Bows of London or The Banks of Yarrow for the English entry. The English seem to love murder ballads, as do we Americans.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Irish, American, Indian and Australian?
From: GUEST,Li'l Aussie Bleeder.
Date: 11 Oct 03 - 03:05 AM

For Australia, 'I Come From a Land Down Under' is a goody....very desciptive.
L