Same song, dif words?

[Anna Frajlich-Zajac]

If you ever need "Frere Jacques" in Polish,  I have it.

Anna
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On Dec 13, 2009, at 10:23 AM, Mark Kingdom wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I'm trying to compile a list of American/English tunes that Russian  
> kids
> would know, either because:
>
> A)... they sing the English tune itself (they way everyone in  
> Russia seems
> to know "Happy Birthday" and most kids here seem to know "Jingle  
> Bells"), or
>
>
> B) ... because it is also a Russian tune with its own words. Take for
> example, the French song Frere Jacques*: *We have the same tune in  
> English,
> but we call it "Are You Sleeping?" (If memory serves, "Twinkle  
> Twinkle"
> (also The Alphabet Song) was originally a French tune as well.) In  
> other
> words, are there Russian versions of Mary Had A Little Lamb, or Hot  
> Cross
> Buns, Row Your Boat, London Bridge...*any* of these or similar  
> kids' songs?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Mark
>
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