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A la claire fontaine

Paroles:

A la claire fontaine,

M’en allant promener,

J’ai trouvé l’eau si belle

Que je m’y suis baigné.

 

Il y’a longtemps que je t’aime,

Jamais je ne t’oublierai.

 

Sous les feuilles d’un chêne,

Je me suis fait sécher,

Sur la plus haute branche

Un rossignol chantait.

 

Il y’a longtemps que je t’aime,

Jamais je ne t’oublierai.

 

Chante, rossignol, chante,

Toi qui a le cœur gai,

Tu as le cœur a rire,

Moi, je l’ai à pleurer.

 

Il y’a longtemps que je t’aime,

Jamais je ne t’oublierai.

 

J’ai perdu mon amie,

Sans l’avoir mérité

Pour un bouquet à roses,

Que je lui refusai.

 

Il y’a longtemps que je t’aime

Jamais je ne t’oublierai.

 

Je voudrais que la rose,

Fût encore au rosier,

Et que ma douc’ amie

Fût encore à m’aimer.

 

Il y’a longtemps que je t’aime

Jamais je ne t’oublierai.

Jamais, jamais je ne t’oublierai.

The Fox

Lyrics:

The fox went out on a chilly night,

He prayed to the moon to give him light,

For he’d many a mile to go that night

Before he reached the town-o, town-o, town-o

Many a mile to go that night

Before he reached the town-o.

 

He ran till he came to a great big bin

Where the ducks and the geese were put there in.

“A couple of you will grease my chin

Before I leave this town-o, town-o, town-o,

A couple of you will grease my chin before I leave this town-o”

 

He grabbed the grey goose by the neck,

Threw a duck behind his back;

He didn’t mind the “quack, quack, quack!”

And their legs all a dangling down-o, down-o, down-o,

He didn’t mind the “quack, quack, quack!”

And their legs all dangling down-o.

 

The old gray woman jumped out of bed;

Out of the window she cocked her head, crying,

“John, John! The grey goose is gone!”

And the fox is on the town-o!” town-o, town-o

Crying “John, John! The grey goose is gone

And the fox is on the town-o.”

 

He ran ‘til he came to his cozy den;

There were the little ones eight, nine, ten.

They said, “Daddy, daddy, better go back again,

It must be a mighty fine town-o”

 

The fox and his wife without any strife

They cut up the goose with a fork and a knife,

And they never had such a supper in their life

And the little ones chewed on the bones-o, bones-o, bones-o!

They never had such a supper in their life

And the little ones chewed on the bones.

The little ones chewed on the bones-o!

La Neige Tombe

Snow is Falling - Words and Music by Ruth Elaine Schram, Translated by Meagan Thorlakson

Onedrive links:

Pt1 - La neige tombe pt 1.m4a

Pt 2 - La neige tombe part 2.m4a

Google Drive links:

Pt 1 - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dDNksCgv7kIUibOdbCLGs8yuUUPcQq4c/view?usp=share_link

Pt 2 - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fgFFQr9chPdp5fC0YXaz0s0mbGq8Mir-/view?usp=share_link 

La neige tombe, tombe doucement

d'un ciel tout gris.

Change un matin triste et sombre

en hiver magique.

Cold and clean and white, 

Shining diamond bright, 

All the world seems right.

Quand...

La neige tombe, tombe doucement

d'un ciel tout gris.

 

From a dawn crisp in its chill, 

through a sunless noon;

to an evening lovely and still,

under a silver moon.

Snow is drifting, gently drifting

through the frosty air.

Fills an ordinary place

with wonder everywhere.

 

Cold and clean and white, 

Shining diamond bright, 

All the world seems right.

Quand...

La neige tombe, tombe doucement

d'un ciel tout gris.

Change un matin triste et sombre

en hiver magique.

La neige tombe, tombe doucement

d'un ciel tout gris.

d'un ciel tout gris.

Solfège Santa

Solfège Santa - Contains "Jingle Bells" by J. Pierpont, Additional Words and Music by Cristi Cary Miller

One Drive Links: 

Pt 1 - Solfège Santa pt 1.m4a

Pt 2 - Solfège Santa pt 2.m4a

Google Drive Links:

Pt 1 - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TR4usZ9rQ-YGDhqIRFTcblCJjUVaZAPz/view?usp=share_link

Pt 2 - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DmfUu9Y9dMIi0x-SG8UdnmgkBipMQzQH/view?usp=share_link

 

One day Santa Claus

Did a most peculiar thing.

He enrolled in music class

so he could learn to sing.

He worked so very hard

and practiced all the day.

Soon ev'ry song that Santa knew

he sang the solfege way.

 

And he sang, 

mi, mi, mi.

mi, mi, mi.

mi, sol, do, re, mi.

fa, fa, fa, fa, fa, 

mi, mi, mi,

sol, sol, fa, re, do.

 

Missus Claus was quite impressed

and she, too, very soon

teamed up with Santa Claus

to join him in his tune.

The evles and reindeer, too, 

soon left their work and play

to be a part of Santa's choir

and sing the solfege way.

 

And they sang:

do, mi, sol, mi.

do, do, la, ti, do.

re, sol, la, ti, 

do, do, do, do, 

ti, ti, ti, ti, do.

 

Now ev'ry afternoon

Santa and the rest

practice their new song

so they will be the best.

And if you watch T.V.

you'll see how singing's brought them fame.

For all accross the land

they are a North Pole idol name.

And they sing:

 

(Pt1)

mi, mi, mi.

mi, mi, mi.

mi, sol, do, re, mi.

fa, fa, fa, fa, fa, 

mi, mi, mi,

sol, sol, fa, re, do.

 

(Pt2)

do, mi, sol, mi.

do, do, la, ti, do.

re, sol, la, ti, 

do, do, do, do, 

ti, ti, ti, ti, do.

 

(everyone together)

So have a happy holiday

and sing the solfege way.

mi, sol, do re mi!

Oseh Shalom

Hello all!

Our piece for the Remembrance Day Ceremony this year is Oseh Shalom. It is a composition by Joan Beckow with words from a traditional Jewish text in Hebrew. I have modified the words to be more along the lines of "A wish for peace". The text means "May the one who causes peace to reign have peace descend upon us, let us say peace"

Please feel free to practice these at home as much as you like. The kids know whether they are part 1 or part 2. Even just running through it once or twice can be hugely beneficial to their confidence in the whole group. 

Part 1

Part 2

Oseh shalom

Bim'romav, 

hu ya 'a-seh

Shalom.

Aleynu, Aleynu, 

Aleynu, Aleynu, 

vehimehru, vehimehru, 

Shalom