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Frère Jacques
Frère Jacques,
Frère Jacques,
Dormez-vous?
Dormez-vous?
Sonnez les matines,
Sonnez les matines.
Ding Ding Dong,
Ding Ding Dong.
Translated version:
Are you sleeping?
Are you sleeping?
Brother Jack.
Brother Jack.
Morning bells are ringing.
Morning bells are ringing.
Ding Ding Dong.
Ding Ding Dong. |
Origin
The origins of this simple tune are unknown although the melody sounds similar to a toccata sometimes referred to as “Fra Jacopino,” composed by Girolamo Frescobaldi in the early 17th century. The music of “Frère Jacques” was first published as part of a French manuscript titled “Recueil de Timbres de Vaudevilles" sometime between 1775 and 1785; the words and melody were published together for the first time in a collection by Charles Lebouc in 1860. Its subject matter is debatable, although a popular theory suggests it mocks the French Jacobin monks of the late 18th century. The song, traditionally sung in a round, has been translated and adapted into many languages. |
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