Folksongs from other countries
Kalinka
Kalinka is a Russian folk song. Like all folk songs it is anonymous.
Type of song - Love Song, (Russian wedding song)
Tempo - Varied. The tempo changes are a feature of this song.
Metre - 2, (2 beats in each bar)
Form - Chorus A,A,A1,A1. Verse B,C,B,C.
Mood - Loving or Jolly
Lyrics
Kalinka Kalinka Kalinka my dear Little raspberry in the garden, my little raspberry!
Ah, under the pine, the green one, Lay me down to sleep, Ah, rock-a-baby, Lay me down to sleep.
Little snowberry, snowberry, snowberry of mine!
Little raspberry in the garden, my little raspberry!
Kalinka Kalinka Kalinka my dear Little raspberry in the garden, my little raspberry!
Ah, under the pine, the green one, Lay me down to sleep, Ah, rock-a-baby, Lay me down to sleep.
Little snowberry, snowberry, snowberry of mine!
Little raspberry in the garden, my little raspberry!
Choice Songs
Skye Boat Song (Scottish Folk-song) - metre 3 - Ballad telling story of King williams escape to the island of Skye. - tempo slow - anonymous
Pokarekare Ana (New Zealand folk-song) - love song - tempo slow - metre 4 - sequences - verse and chorus