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Sing a song of sixpence

Six little ducks

Scarborough Fair


Sing a song of sixpence

Sing a song of sixpence,
A pocket full of rye;
Four and twenty blackbirds
Baked in a pie!

When the pie was opened,
The birds began to sing;
Wasn't that a dainty dish
To set before the king?

The king was in his counting house,
Counting all the money;
The queen was in the parlor,
Eating bread with honey

The maid was in the garden,
Hanging out the clothes;
When down came a blackbird
Who snapped off her nose!


Six little ducks

Six little ducks
That I once knew
Fat ones, skinny ones,
Fair ones, too
But the one little duck
With the feather on his back
He led the others
With a quack, quack, quack

Quack, quack, quack,
Quack, quack, quack
He led the others
With a quack, quack, quack

Down to the river
They would go
Wibble, wobble, wibble, wobble,
To and fro
But the one little duck
With the feather on his back
He led the others
With a quack, quack, quack

Quack, quack, quack,
Quack, quack, quack
He led the others
With a quack, quack, quack

Back from the river
They would come
Wibble, wobble, wibble, wobble,
Ho, hum, hum
But the one little duck
With the feather on his back
He led the others
With a quack, quack, quack

Quack, quack, quack,
Quack, quack, quack
He led the others
With a quack, quack, quack

6匹のアヒルのうちの一匹が皆を率いて群れをなしているのですね。 この歌って日本人には歌うの難しい…。


Scarborough Fair

Are you going to Scarborough Fair
Parsley sage rosemary and thyme
Remember me to one who lives there
She once was a true love of mine

Tell her to make me a cambric shirt
Parsley sage rosemary and thyme
Without any stiches or needle work
She shall be a true love of mine

パセリ、セージ、ローズマリー、タイムとハーブの名前が登場する、 ちょっと暗いメロディーが印象的な歌です。 昔の恋人を回想してるんですね。


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