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Frère Jaques

Brother John, Bruder Jakob...

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Dutch:
Vader Jacob, vader Jacob
Slaapt gij nog, slaapt gij nog?
Alle klokken luiden, alle klokken luiden
Bim bam bom, bim bam bom.

English:
Are you sleeping, are you sleeping,
Brother John, brother John,
Morning Bells are ringing, Morning Bells are ringing,
Ding ding dong, ding ding dong.

French:
Frère Jaques, Frère Jaques
Dormez-vous, dormez-vous?
Sonnez les matines, Sonnez les matines,
Ding ding dong, ding ding dong.

German:
Bruder Jakob, Bruder Jakob,
Schläfst du noch? Schläfst du noch?
Hörst du nicht die Glocken? Hörst du nicht die Glocken?
Ding dang dong, ding dang dong.

Italian:
Fra Martino, campanaro
dormi tu? dormi tu?
Suona le campane! Suona le campane!
Din don dan, din don dan.

Latin:
Quare dormis, o Iacobe,
Etiam nunc, etiam nunc?
Resonant campanae, Resonant campanae,
Ding, dong, dong, ding, dong, dong.

Norwegian:
Fader Jacob, Fader Jacob,
sover du, sover du?
hører du ei klokken, hører du ei klokken?
Ding dang dong, ding dang dong.

Spanish:
Martinillo, martinillo
Donde esta, donde esta
Toca la compana, Toca la compana,
Din, don, dan, din, don, dan

Romanian:
Bade Ioane, Bade Ioane,
scoala-te, scoala-te,
clopotele suna,  clopotele suna,
ding, ding, dong



Thanks to Hans H. Horstink for sending me the Dutch lyrics and to Delia Velculescu for the Romanian ones. :-)

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