Archive for April 2010
Today is Monday, A Singable Book
Posted on: April 30, 2010
Today is Monday
Traditional Words and Tune
Illustrated by Eric Carle
(This book features printed sheet music and printed lyrics)
There’s a full serving of joy in this playfully illustrated book. The illustrations are created by Eric Carle, using his special technique of creating collage from paint and colored tissue paper. Texture, color, and whimsy abound.
The lyrics, like so many traditional songs, have many variations. The repeating phrase used by Eric Carle in this book is “All you hungry children, come and eat it up.” The repeated phrase is not printed on every page, so you have to include it yourself.
For example, the first page shows a picture of a porcupine eating a string bean, with the words:
“Today is Monday. Monday string beans.”
Here’s how you sing it:
Today is Monday
Today is Monday
Monday, string beans
All you hungry children
Come and eat it up!
Then, you will add a day of the week and a food for each day:
Today is Tuesday
Today is Tuesday
Tuesday, spaghetti
Monday, string beans
All you hungry children
Come and eat it up!
Today is Wednesday
Today is Wednesday
Wednesday, ZOOOOP
Tuesday, spaghetti
Monday, string beans
All you hungry children
Come and eat it up!
Today is Thursday
Today is Thursday
Thursday, roast beef
Wednesday, ZOOOOP
Tuesday, spaghetti
Monday, string beans
All you hungry children
Come and eat it up!
Today is Friday
Today is Friday
Friday, fresh fish
Thursday, roast beef
Wednesday, ZOOOOP
Tuesday, spaghetti
Monday, string beans
All you hungry children
Come and eat it up!
Today is Saturday
Today is Saturday
Saturday, chicken
Friday, fresh fish
Thursday, roast beef
Wednesday, ZOOOOP
Tuesday, spaghetti
Monday, string beans
All you hungry children
Come and eat it up!
Today is Sunday
Today is Sunday
Sunday, ice cream
Saturday, chicken
Friday, fresh fish
Thursday, roast beef
Wednesday, ZOOOOP
Tuesday, spaghetti
Monday, string beans
All you hungry children
Come and eat it up!
Here’s the simplest version of the song I could find. The words are not the same as in the book, but you can get the tune for singing a capella:
http://www.amazon.com/Today-Is-Monday/dp/B00129FGWA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1272305466&sr=8-1
This version is sweet, with some call and response added:
http://www.amazon.com/Today-is-Monday/dp/B003ELM7KS/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1272305547&sr=1-9
This version is fancier still with call and response and sound effects for each food:
http://www.amazon.com/Today-Is-Monday/dp/B000QLW4FW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1272305547&sr=1-1
Click here for a link to the Sing Books with Emily “Today is Monday Sound Effects and Movements” Poster Card:
today is monday, sound effects and movements
Click here for a link to the Sing Books with Emily “All You Hungry Children” Poster Card:
today is monday, come and eat it up sign
ZYX Poster for Sing-Along
Posted on: April 29, 2010
It’s fun to “Start at the very beginning” (or the very ending) and sing the ZYX’s at “Sing Books with Emily” gatherings.
You can sing-along too, with my “Sing Books with Emily ZYX’s, Let’s All Go to Texas” poster.
If you’d like to print a copy, click here: zyx’s sbwe sing along card
Sing the ZYX’s along with me! Just click on the link and scroll through list to find “ZYX’s Let’s All Go to Texas”:
http://www.myspace.com/singbookswithemily
The Songs We Sang, 4/28/2010
Posted on: April 28, 2010
A spirited group packed the house at Aladdin’s Lamp Bookstore this morning. We sure had a lot of fun singing a line-up of Singable Picture book DEE-Lights!
- ZYX’s (Traditional Tune, Illustrated by Emily Leatha Everson Gleichenhaus)
(Sing this traditional tune long with me at: http://www.myspace.com/singbookswithemily) - Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Bat (Traditional Words and Tune, Words Adapted by Lewis Carroll, Illustrated by Sir John Tenniel, From Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland) (Sing this traditional tune long with me at: http://www.myspace.com/singbookswithemily)
- A-You’re Adorable (Words and Music by Buddy Kaye, Fred Wise, and Sidney Lippman, Illustrated by Emily Leatha Everson Gleichenhaus)
- A-Is and Alligator (Words by Emily Leatha Everson Gleichenhaus, Sing to the Tune of “A-You’re Adorable,” Music by Buddy Kaye, Fred Wise and Sidney Lippman, Sing with Alphabeasties (and other Amazing Types), Alphabet Flash Cards and Floor Puzzles, Illustrated by By Sharon Werner and Sarah Forss)
- Do Your Ears Hang Low (Traditional Words and Tune, Illustrated by Caroline Jayne Church)
- I Don’t Want to Live on the Moon (Words and Music by Jeff Moss, Illustrated by Emily Leatha Everson Gleichenhaus)
- ”Dites-Moi” (in French and English!) (Words by Oscar Hammerstein II, Music by Richard Rogers, Illustrated by Rosemary Wells, Published in “Getting to Know You! Rogers and Hammerstein Favorites“)
- “The Surrey with the Fringe on the Top” (Words by Oscar Hammerstein II, Music by Richard Rogers, Illustrated by Rosemary Wells, Published in “Getting to Know You! Rogers and Hammerstein Favorites“)
- I Love you A Bushel and a Peck (Words and Music by Frank Loesser, Illustrated by Rosemary Wells)
- All God’s Critters (Words and Music by Bill Staines, Illustrated by Kadir Nelson)
- Knick Knack Paddy Whack (Traditional Words and Tune, Additional Words and Arrangements by Mark Collins, Illustrated by Christiane Engel)
- Animal Fair (Traditional Tune, Words Adapted by Ponder Goembel, Illustrated by Ponder Goembel)
- You’re a Grand Old Flag (Words and music by George M. Cohan, Illustrated by Warren Kimble)
- I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More (Words by Karen Beaumont, Illustrated by David Catrow, Sing to the tune of “It Ain’t Gonna Rain No More”)
AND! Because I think it is never too early to plan ahead for the holidays:
I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
Words and Music by John Rox
Illustrated by Bruce Whatley
The Songs We Sang, 4/27/2010
Posted on: April 28, 2010
A gorgeous afternoon in Arlington, VA gave us lots to sing about!
The kindergarten classroom is festooned with wonderful hanging vines and jungle themed arts and crafts. The class has also welcomed some butterflies, feasting on sugar-water, which just emerged from their chrysalises.
This reminded me of the anonymous quote, “Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly.”
This reminded me of Eric Carle’s book “The Very Hungry Caterpillar.”
Though “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” is not singable, Eric Carle DOES have a singable book, which just happened to be in the SING bag today,
Today is Monday
Traditional Words and Tune
Illustrated by Eric Carle
A post dedicated to this book will follow later in the week, but the Singable Picture Book started off our list of songs today!
- Today is Monday (Traditional Words and Tune, Illustrated by Eric Carle)
- ZYX’s (Traditional Tune, Illustrated by Emily Leatha Everson Gleichenhaus)
(Sing this traditional tune long with me at: http://www.myspace.com/singbookswithemily) - “I’ve Been Cleaning Up My Bedroom” (From “Take Me Out of the Bathtub, and Other Silly Dilly Songs,” Words adapted by Alan Katz, Illustrated by David Catrow, Sing to the tune of “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad.”
- She’ll Be Comin’ ‘Round the Mountain” (Words Adapted by Philemon Sturges, Illustrated by Ashely Wolff, Traditional Tune)
- Wynken, Blynken, and Nod (Poem by Eugene Field, Illustrated by Giselle Potter)
- Home on the Range (Traditional Words and Tune, Illustrated by Brian Ajhar)
- My Country ‘Tis of Thee (Words and music by Reverend Samuel Francis Smith, Illustrated with photographs by various artists, Published by Cartwheel Books/Scholastic)
- Do Your Ears Hang Low (Traditional Words and Tune, Illustrated by Caroline Jayne Church)
- Puff the Magic Dragon (Words and Music by Peter Yarrow and Lenny Lipton, Illustrated by Eric Puybaret)
Schoolhouse Rock, as much as anything else I could name, is inseparable from my cultural identity. How I hoped and I prayed that they would…publish illustrated versions of the songs! Nothing could be more delightful and all around educational as Singable Picture Book versions of Schoolhouse Rock songs!
Mostly, the search has left me frustrated. But, I have found a few interesting items.
Conjunction Junction/Interjections (Complete Illustrated Lyrics to the Schoolhouse Rock Classics)
“Conjunction Junction” Words and Music by Bob Dorough
“Interjections” Words and music by Lynn Ahrens
Illustrated by Phil Kimmelman and Associates
Published by Andrews McMeel Publishing
I’m Just a Bill/Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here (Complete Illustrated Lyrics to the Schoolhouse Rock Classics)
“I’m Just a Bill” Words and Music by Dave Frishberg
“Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here” Words and music by Bob Dorough
Illustrated by Phil Kimmelman and Associates
Published by Andrews McMeel Publishing
I was THRILLED to find these online and ordered them with relish and excitement! Oh, but such a let down to get those small envelopes in the mailbox! The books (cleverly constructed with two songs in each book) measure 3.25 X 3.35 inches. What a DRAG. They are cute, to be sure. But hardly fully realized renditions of the songs. You CAN sing the song with the book, though, so it isn’t a total loss…just disappointing.
A few other books, CDs and DVD options are out there. It is fun to explore the wonderful range of material, its educational value and full blown exuberance.
Schoolhouse Rock (The Official Guide)
By Tom Yohe and George Newall (Creators of School House Rock)
(This book is filled with lyrics, trivia, synopses, and illustrations for each song)
Schoolhouse Rock, The Box Set
Produced by Kid Rhino Records
(This set has 4 CD’s with all the classic songs. The Box is set up like the denim cloth 3 ring binders you remember from school days, filled with loose leaf college ruled pages and “hand written” notes about the songs, composers, creators and animators.)
Schoolhouse Rock Songbook
(10 Songs from the Classic TV Series
(Printed Sheet music)
Published by Hal Leonard
Schoolhouse Rock DVD Collection
(Contains all the song animations. AHHHHH, brings me back to the good ol’ days.)
What is truly needed is a fully realized, FULL SIZED Singable Picture Book for EACH song! Some publisher should get busy producing these books! People would buy them and kids would have a wonderful time hearing the songs sung by loved ones!
School House Rock website: http://www.schoolhouserock.tv/
This site has a page for each song that includes lyrics, logistical information, links to the video on YouTube and more!!
You can use Lynn Ahren’s musical setting of the Preamble to the Constituion to sing with, ”We The Kids” (Illustrated by David Catrow) and “The Constitution” (Illustrated by Sam Fink).
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We the Kids (The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States)
Forward by David Catrow
Illustrated by David Catrow
Sing this book with “The Preamble Song” from “Schoolhouse Rock”
Additional Lyrics by
Music by Lynn Ahrens
(More information about the song, here: http://www.schoolhouserock.tv/Preamble.html)
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The Constitution of the United States of America (With Benjamin Franklin’s Address to the Delegates Upon the Signing of the Constitution)
Inscribed and Illustrated by Sam Fink
The Preamble to the Constitution (which you can SING, thanks to Lynn Ahrens and Schoolhouse Rock) is printed and illustrated in this AMAZING book that called to me from across the book-sale. I sailed over to it and snatched it up. It’s a tall, heavy book with fabulous illustrations which illuminate a complete printing of the US Constitution and includes a chronology of and historical information about constitutional creation.
You can hear a clip of Lynn Ahrens singing The Preamble, on Track 4 of this link:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/recsradio/radio/B0000033XR/ref=pd_krex_dp_001_004?ie=UTF8&track=004&disc=001
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Preamble
Art by Mike Wilkins (1987)
Smithsonian American Art Museum
http://americanart.si.edu
Sing this book with “The Preamble Song” from “Schoolhouse Rock”
Additional Lyrics by
Music by Lynn Ahrens
Easter Parade
Words and Music by Irving Berlin
Illustrated by Lisa McCue
This is a cute book illustration a wonderful song from one of the great American Movie Musicals by one of America’s great songwriters, Irving Berlin. The MGM movie premiered in 1948, starring Judy Garland and Fred Astaire (among other wonderful performers).
It is a treat when Singable Picture Books include song introductions. Most recordings do not include these introductions (which often so nicely set up the song that people know and love), but having the lyrics written into the book makes it extra special.
This is a YouTube clip of the song from the movie, sung by Judy Garland and Fred Astaire, and includes the song introduction. You can use it to sing along with the book!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tFkVIG3slo
You can also enjoy singing along with Gene Austin who recorded this song in the 1930′s:
http://www.amazon.com/Easter-Parade/dp/B00138ION8/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1271860047&sr=8-3-fkmr0
Gene Austin’s “Easter Parade” vocal on YouTube:
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Irving Berlin originally wrote “Easter Parade” in the 1930′s when the song was featured in the musical “And Thousands Cheer.”
The song was sung by Bing Crosby in the 1942 movie musical “Holiday Inn” before inspiring a the full length movie.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcZWvjbSw7o
Read an informative blog about the song, “Easter Parade”: http://hummingadifferenttune.blogspot.com/2009/04/irving-berlin-easter-parade.html.
This article includes song clips, too.
Read an interesting wiki article about Easter Parade, the movie musical: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Parade_(film)
Read a short history about the real Easter Parade down Fifth Avenue in NYC: http://www.midmanhattan.com/articles/aEaster03.htm
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EASTER PARADE
Words and Music by Irving Berlin
Never saw you look quite so pretty before
Never saw you dressed quite so lovely what’s more
I could hardly wait to keep our date this lovely Easter morning
And my heart beat fast as I came through the door
For, in your Easter bonnet, with all the frills upon it
You’ll be the grandest lady in the Easter parade
I’ll be all in clover and when they look you over
I’ll be the proudest fellow in the Easter parade
On the Avenue
Fifth Avenue
The photographers will snap us
And you’ll find that you’re
In the rotogravure
Oh, I could write a sonnet about your Easter bonnet
And of the girl I’m taking to the Easter parade.
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VOCABULARY!
“Rotogravure” is a kind of printing process that was used to print photographs in the newspaper.
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Read a terrific biography of Irving Berlin here:
http://parlorsongs.com/bios/berlin/iberlin.php
The GREAT Irving Berlin
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2/9/2012
CBS Sunday Morning is one of my TOP favorite TV shows (hint: watch it on TiVo to skip the commercials).
I just watched our TiVo recording of the Sunday, April 8, 2012, CBS Sunday Morning episode with tears bubbling into my eyes with joy over things like the one handed major league pitcher Jim Abbott and the Eastern European craftsman that makes gorgeous art out of egg shells.
Then Charles Osgood appeared at the keys of a grand piano and presented a little tid-bit about one of my favorite Singable Picture Book songs, EASTER PARADE.
Turns out that Irving Berlin used a tune for his song “Easter Parade” that he’d originally written for the song “Smile and Show Your Dimple,”
SMILE AND SHOW YOUR DIMPLE
Words and Music by Irving Berlin
Little girlie, you look sad
I’m afraid you’re feeling bad
Because he’s leaving
But stop your grieving, little girl
He don’t want you to feel blue
For it’s not the thing to do
It will soon be over
Then he’ll come marching back to you
Smile and show your dimple
You’ll find it’s very simple
You can think of something comical
In a very little while
Chase away the wrinkle
Sprinkle just a twinkle
Light your face up
Just brace up and smile
Little girlie, don’t you know
That your pearly teeth will show
If you start smiling
So keep on smiling, little girl
You can cut your cares in half
If you only try to laugh
Look into my cam’ra
I’m goin’ to take your photograph
Smile and show your dimple
You’ll find it’s very simple
You can think of something comical
In a very little while
Chase away the wrinkle
Sprinkle just a twinkle
Light your face up
Just brace up and smile
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A video for a 1918 phonograph recording of Sam Ash singing, “Smile and Show Your Dimple,” here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bAIEIWYBYc
A video of a player piano playing, “Smile and Show Your Dimple,” here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cuhgk5rVYwM
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From my Alama Mater Indiana University, you can download the original sheet music for, “Smile and Show Your Dimple”:
http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/inharmony/detail.do?action=detail&fullItemID=/lilly/devincent/LL-SDV-013022
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Related Posts
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EASTER
A list of Singable Picture Books that celebrate the Easter
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2011/04/20/singable-picture-books-for-easter/
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EASTER PARADE, A SINGABLE PICTURE BOOK
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2010/04/26/easter-parade-a-singable-book/
I can easily say that Sesame Street is one of my Top 10 greatest cultural influences.
I was born in Würzburg, Germany in 1968, when my parents were stationed there with the US Army. My parents brought me to the USA when I was one, just in time for the first episode of Sesame Street in 1969. I know the songs, the sets, original characters, and sketches like I know a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
Sesame Street was show made for city kids, but it spoke to me (influenced and shaped me) just the same in my home town of Indianapolis.
Stopping in Target (a surprisingly good source of Singable Picture Books!) this morning, I found,
Sesame Street Treasury (Celebrating 40 years)
Published by Publications International, Ltd.
Written by Various Artists
Illustrated by Various Artists
The book’s first chapter is an illustration of the song, “People in Your Neighborhood”
The People in Your Neighborhood
Words and Music by Jeffrey Moss
Illustrated by Leon Jason Studios
Sung by Bob, here’s a link to the tune:
http://www.amazon.com/The-People-In-Your-Neighborhood/dp/B000QNMNQ0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1271087520&sr=8-2
Another Singable entry is,
The House That Biff Built
Words Adapted by Janet Campbell
Traditional Tune
Illustrated by Tom Cooke
Many sung versions of this rhyme are annoying. My favorite Singable Version of this song is found on a CD which accompanies,
This is the House that Jack Built
Traditional Words and Tune
Illustrated by Pam Adams
If you get the tune in your head, it works perfectly with “The House that Biff Built.”
You can also hear a version of the tune here,
http://www.amazon.com/This-House-That-Jack-Built/dp/B002JF7YHG/ref=sr_1_41?ie=UTF8&qid=1271087678&sr=1-41
A book of poetry is included in the treasury,
I Think That it is Wonderful
Written by David Koor
Illustrated by A. Delaney
(I’ve not yet gone through the book to determine a tunes that fit the poetry, but poetry is SINGABLE and I look forward to discovering how some of these charming poems can be sung.)
The last pages of the book offer a brief history of Sesame Street. I am particularly amazed to read that Caroll Spinney has provided the voices for Oscar the Grouch and Big Bird since the very first episode in 1969. That amounts to over 4, 000 episodes.
Read a quick, yet inspiring biography of Caroll Spinney: http://www.greatertalent.com/CarollSpinney
I was delighted to find an additional Singable Picture Book version of “Wynken, Blynken and Nod.”
Giselle Potter’s illustrations have a bold clarity to them. The pictures are beautiful and make this captivating, elusive poem easy to understand and follow.
Wynken, Blynken, and Nod
Poem by Eugene Field
Illustrated by Giselle Potter
The last page of this book has a note from the illustrator with thoughts about “W,B&N,” Eugene Field, and how she came to create the pictures.
In this note, Giselle Potter mentions that the poem reminded her of the French silent movie “A Trip to the Moon.”
“A Trip to the Moon” (or “Le Voyage dans la lune”), a French silent film from 1902, on YouTube.com:
At the bottom of this YouTube post, you can read a fascinating note with historical information about the clip.
Ginger Sands includes Lucy Simon’s musical setting of “Wynken, Blynken and Nod” on her CD “The Gift of Make Believe.” Sands’ wonderful collection of children’s poetry set to music includes vocal and instrumental tracks for each poem. The vocals for “Wynken, Blynken and Nod” are on Track 9. The instrumental sing-along is found on Track 19.
Hear musical clips or buy the tracks at many online music sellers, including Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Gift-of-Make-Believe/dp/B0019VU8QU/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1267562676&sr=8-4
Read a full post about “Wynken, Blynken and Nod,” including more Singable Picture Book versions, pictures, video clips and information about the poem and song, here: http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2010/03/14/wynken-and-blynken-and-nod-a-singable-book/
The Songs We Sang, 04/20/2010
Posted on: April 22, 2010
I was really excited to try out the new Alphabeasties Alphabet Flash Cards today with “A-Is and Alligator.” I’m going to need some practice to get it down pat, but singing it with the groovy flash cards was lots of fun. We sang that first!
- A-Is and Alligator (Words by Emily Leatha Everson Gleichenhaus, Sing to the Tune of “A-You’re Adorable,” Music by Buddy Kaye, Fred Wise and Sidney Lippman, Sing with Alphabeasties (and other Amazing Types), Alphabet Flash Cards and Floor Puzzles, Illustrated by By Sharon Werner and Sarah Forss)
- Twelve Days of Summer (Words Adapted by Jan Andrews, Traditional Tune, Illustrated by Susan Rennick Jolliffe)
- “Wynken, Blynken and Nod” (Poem by Eugene Field, Illustrated by Giselle Potter, Musical Setting can be found by Ginger Sands on her collection “The Gift of Make Believe,” Music by Lucy Simon)
- Waltzing Matilda (Poem by A.B. “Banjo” Paterson, Traditional Tune Adapted and Arranged by Christina Macphearson, Illustrated by Desmond Digby)
- I Don’t Want to Live on the Moon (Words and Music by Jeff Moss, Illustrated by Emily Leatha Everson Gleichenhaus)
- ”Dites-Moi” (in French and English!) (Words by Oscar Hammerstein II, Music by Richard Rogers, Illustrated by Rosemary Wells, Published in “Getting to Know You! Rogers and Hammerstein Favorites“)
Getting to Know You, “Dites-Moi”
Posted on: April 20, 2010
The song “Dites-Moi” was written by Rodgers and Hammerstein for the musical, SOUTH PACIFIC.
(SOUTH PACIFIC 1958 movie poster)
The musical SOUTH PACIFIC, with storyline inspired by James A. Michener’s 1947 Pulitzer Prize winning book, “Tales of the South Pacific,” was first produced on Broadway in 1949.
Find an informative wiki article about the musical’s history, here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Pacific_(musical)
Getting to Know You
Words by Oscar Hammerstein II
Music by Richard Rodgers
Illustrated by Rosemary Wells
Published by HarperCollinsPublishers, New York, 2002
ISBN 0-06-626845-5
“Dites-Moi” (from “South Pacific“) gets a one page treatment, but what fun it is!
Sing it in French (illustrated on p. 32 of “Getting to Know You“):
Dites-moi Pourquoi
La vie est belle,
Dites-moi Pourquoi
La vie est gai?
Dites-moi Pourquoi,
Chere Mad’moiselle,
Est-ce que Parce que vous m’aimez?
Watch the “Dites-Moi” YouTube clip from the 1952 London production of “South Pacific” (starring Mary Martin and Wilbur Evans). This is a 10+ minute video, but the chidren sing “Dites-Moi” just after the curtain opens (about 45 seconds into the video). If you watch the whole video, you’ll get to hear Mary Martin sing “Cockeyed Optimist” and “Twin Soliloquies” with Wilber Evans.
If you’d like to sing along,
Track 7 of “Songs from South Pacific: Karaoke” from Stage Stars Records, has a perfect 47 second karaoke recording for singing “Dites-Moi” along with the book:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/songs-from-south-pacific-karaoke/id343682860
Sing “Dites-Moi” in English:
Tell me why, please do,
Life is so pretty,
Tell me why, please do,
Life is so gay?
Tell me why, won’t you,
Dear mademoiselle,
Could it be? Would it be?
You love me?
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It would be hard to find a sweeter song then “Dites-Moi,” written by Rodgers and Hammerstein for the musical “South Pacific!”
The children in Kindergarten and First Grades at Tuckahoe Elementary made me wonderful artwork this year and I used some of it to create a little book for singing this song in English.
Dites-Moi
Words (in English) by Oscar Hammerstein II
Music by Richard Rodgers
Illustrated with Artwork by Student of Tuckahoe Elementary School
Book Assembled by Emily Leatha Everson Gleichenhaus
To view or print this booklet, click here:
dites-moi SPB eng SBWE ELEG 07 2011
Since Getting to Know You prints the lyrics in French, I had been singing the song a second time in English so that kids could know what the words mean. From now on, I’ll sing the English words using the new Dites-Moi booklet which is illustrated with pictures made by the kids who are singing with me!
This item is for classroom, home, or library use only.
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Releated Posts:
SING “DITES-MOI” IN ENGLISH WITH A SINGABLE PICTURE BOOK ILLUSTRATED WITH KID’S ARTWORK
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2011/07/10/sing-dites-moi-in-english-with-a-singable-picture-book-illustrated-with-kids-artwork/
SING BOOKS WITH EMILY SING-ALONG RESOURCES AND PRINTABLE MATERIALS PAGE
This page is filled with sing-along materials you can view or print
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/sing-along-resources-2/
GETTING TO KNOW YOU, A BOOK WITH 16 RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN SONGS:
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2011/04/04/getting-to-know-you-a-singable-picture-book-with-16-songs-by-rodgers-and-hammerstein/
OH, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MORNING, A SONG IN A SINGABLE PICTURE BOOK:
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2011/04/03/oh-what-a-beautiful-morning-a-song-in-a-singable-picture-book/
SINGABLE PICTURE BOOK CELEBRATING LOVE FOR VALENTINE’S DAY
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2011/02/14/singable-picture-books-celebrating-love-for-valentines-day/
SINGABLE PICTURE BOOKS FOR CHRISTMAS:
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2010/11/28/singable-picture-books-for-christmas/
SURREY WITH THE FRINGE ON TOP, A SINGABLE PICTURE BOOK:
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2010/08/21/surrey-with-the-fringe-on-the-top-a-singable-book/
SONGS FOR SUMMER, A LIST OF SUMMERY SINGALBE PICTURE BOOKS:
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2010/07/15/songs-for-summer-a-list-of-summery-singable-picture-books/
SINGABLE PICTURE BOOK LISTS FOR ALL OCCASIONS:
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/song-book-lists-for-all-occasions/
GETTING TO KNOW YOU, “DITES-MOI”
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2010/04/20/getting-to-know-you-dites-moi/
SINGABLE PICTURE BOOKS OF RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN SONGS:
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2010/04/10/a-few-favorite-singable-books-part-59-rodgers-hammerstein/
OH, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY: SING BOOKS WITH EMILY, THE CABARET:
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/sing-books-with-emily-the-cabaret/
