The English version, alone among all other translations, changes the meaning to indicate that the bells ARE ringing and that Brother John has merely overslept for prayer service. In the French version, morning bells are NOT ringing, which is why "Brother John" is being implored to rise from sleep to do his job. This French song for kids is about a 17th century monk an actual person called Jacques (Jacob John, in the English translation of the song) who has to wake up and sound the bells for the matines (monastic services), but, obviously, oversleeps, so the song calls him to wake up. 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. Curiously, the English translation has been adapted over the years to distort the meaning of the original French version. Are you sleeping, Are you sleeping Brother John, Brother John Morning bells are ringing, Morning bells are ringing. Thought to be written long before it was first published in 1780, the nursery rhyme concerns (and pokes a little fun at) a monk who has overslept and is thus late for his duty to ring the monastery bells that wake the other monks for morning prayers. Slaapt gij nog, slaapt gij nog, (or "slaap jij nog, slaap jij nog")Īlle klokken luiden, Alle klokken luiden, Suenan las campanas! Suenan las campanas!ĭing, dang, dong. Horst du nicht die Glocken, horst du nicht die Glocken?ĭing, dang, dong. Morning bells are ringing, morning bells are ringingĭing, dong, ding. Ding, dong, ding. Copyright © 2005-2007 All Rights Reserved."Frère Jacques" Translations French (Original)ĭing, ding, dong. Related Lyrics Random lyrics: Oh No John, Oh Oh Oh Its A Lovely War, Oh Susanna, Oh That Low Bridge, Oh What A Face, Oh What A Merry Land Is England, Old And Only In The Way, Old Avram Brown Round, Old Bangum, Old Beer Bottle, Old Blue, Old Blue Suit, Old Chizzum Chisholm Trail, Old Dun Cow, Old Family Toothbrush, Old Fiddler And His Cow, Old Folks At Home, Old German Clockwinder, Old Huac, Old Jack Frost, Old Judge Duffy, Old Kentucky Home, Old Maid, Old Maid In The Garret, Old Maid Song, Old Moke Pickin On The Banjo, Old Molly Hare Old Mother Hare, Old Mother Shipton, Old Oaken Bucket, Old Pubs, Old Rose And Crown, Old Settlers Song, Old Shawnee, Old Shecrab, Old Shoes And Leggins, Old Soldiers Never Die, Old Southern Town, Old Spinning Wheel, Old Time Religion, Old Woolie, Old Zeb, Oleanna, Omie Wise, On A Chinese Honeymoon, On A Cold Winters Night, On A Monday Morning, On Ilkla Moor Baht Hat, On The Banks Of The Old Pedee, On Top Of Old Smoky, On Top Of Spaghetti,Īll lyrics are property and copyright of their owners and are strictly for educational purposes only. Music Title/Track: Oh Are You Sleeping Maggie
Song Lyrics Unknown - Oh Are You Sleeping Maggie
0 kommentar(er)
