Brother John - multi-lingual Song
The Tune: view video
Lyrics:
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:
Frere Jacques, frere Jacques,
Dormez-vous, dormez-vous?
Sonnent les mantines, sonnent les mantines:
Ding-dang-dong, ding-dang-dong.
German:
Bruder Jakob, Bruder Jakob,
Schlaefst Du noch, schlaefst Du noch?
Morgenglocken laeuten, Morgenglocken laeuten,
Ding-dang-dong, ding-dang-dong.
Spanish:
Fray Felipe, Fray Felipe
Duermes tu, duermes tu?
Toca las companas, toca las companas
Ding dang dong, ding dang dong.
Italian:
Fra Giovanni, Fra Giovanni,
Dormi tu, dormi tu?
Suona la campana, suona la campana,
Ding-dang-dong, ding-dang-dong.
Danish:
Mester Jakob, mester Jakob
Sover du, sover du?
Horer du ej klokken, horer du ej klokken.
Bim bam bum, bim bam bum.
Finnish:
Jaakko kulta, Jaakko kulta,
Heraa jo, Heraa jo.
Kellojasi soita, Kellojasi soita.
Pium paum poum, Pium paum poum.
Swedish:
Broder Jakob, Broder Jakob,
Sover du, sover du?
Hor du inte klockan. Hor du inte klockan.
Ding, ding, dong. Ding, ding, dong.
Dutch:
Vader Jacob, Vader Jacob
Slaapt gij nog, slaapt gij nog
Hoor de klokken luiden, hoor de klokken luiden.
Bim, bam, bom, bim, bam, bom.
Polish:
Panie Janie, Panie Janie
Rano wstań, rano wstań?
Wszystkie dzwony biją, wszystkie dzwony biją
Bim bam bom, bim bam bom.
Bulgarian: (from hristo koev)
Сутрин рано, сутрин рано,
В неделя, в неделя,
Камбаните бият, камбаните бият,
Бим-бам-бум, бим-бам-бум.
Indonesian: (from Paranginan Sianturi)
Bapa yakub, bapa yakub
Bangunlah Bangunlah
Hari telah siang hari telah siang
Ding dong ding.
Armenian:
Haghob Yegpyre, Hagob Yegpyre,
Artensire, Artensire,
sancagnera ge zarnen, sancagnera ge zarnen,
ding dang don, chikel dang don.
Norwegian: (from Jea)
Fader Jacob, Fader Jacob
Sover du? Sover du?
Hører du ei klokken? Hører du ei klokken?
Ding ding dong.
Brother John, brother John?
Morning bells are ringing, morning bells are ringing
Ding, ding, dong. Ding, ding, dong.
French:
Frere Jacques, frere Jacques,
Dormez-vous, dormez-vous?
Sonnent les mantines, sonnent les mantines:
Ding-dang-dong, ding-dang-dong.
German:
Bruder Jakob, Bruder Jakob,
Schlaefst Du noch, schlaefst Du noch?
Morgenglocken laeuten, Morgenglocken laeuten,
Ding-dang-dong, ding-dang-dong.
Spanish:
Fray Felipe, Fray Felipe
Duermes tu, duermes tu?
Toca las companas, toca las companas
Ding dang dong, ding dang dong.
Italian:
Fra Giovanni, Fra Giovanni,
Dormi tu, dormi tu?
Suona la campana, suona la campana,
Ding-dang-dong, ding-dang-dong.
Danish:
Mester Jakob, mester Jakob
Sover du, sover du?
Horer du ej klokken, horer du ej klokken.
Bim bam bum, bim bam bum.
Finnish:
Jaakko kulta, Jaakko kulta,
Heraa jo, Heraa jo.
Kellojasi soita, Kellojasi soita.
Pium paum poum, Pium paum poum.
Swedish:
Broder Jakob, Broder Jakob,
Sover du, sover du?
Hor du inte klockan. Hor du inte klockan.
Ding, ding, dong. Ding, ding, dong.
Dutch:
Vader Jacob, Vader Jacob
Slaapt gij nog, slaapt gij nog
Hoor de klokken luiden, hoor de klokken luiden.
Bim, bam, bom, bim, bam, bom.
Polish:
Panie Janie, Panie Janie
Rano wstań, rano wstań?
Wszystkie dzwony biją, wszystkie dzwony biją
Bim bam bom, bim bam bom.
Bulgarian: (from hristo koev)
Сутрин рано, сутрин рано,
В неделя, в неделя,
Камбаните бият, камбаните бият,
Бим-бам-бум, бим-бам-бум.
Indonesian: (from Paranginan Sianturi)
Bapa yakub, bapa yakub
Bangunlah Bangunlah
Hari telah siang hari telah siang
Ding dong ding.
Armenian:
Haghob Yegpyre, Hagob Yegpyre,
Artensire, Artensire,
sancagnera ge zarnen, sancagnera ge zarnen,
ding dang don, chikel dang don.
Norwegian: (from Jea)
Fader Jacob, Fader Jacob
Sover du? Sover du?
Hører du ei klokken? Hører du ei klokken?
Ding ding dong.
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Comments:
Oct 02, 2013 - Suraj
It's so fun to learn new languages..
Jan 04, 2019 - Paranginan Sianturi
I learnt and sang it, when I was about 6 yrs
old, 62 yrs ago. Nostalgia.
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