[PW] Re: ? Cuckoo song

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No, I'm sorry.  That's incorrect.  The song from The Sound of Music was "The
Lonely Goatherd" and involved no cuckoo.  Nor did the echoic words change
from verse to verse, but remained a yodel throughout.

Complete lyrics to
"The Lonely Goatherd", with irritating MIDI background music, if you're into
that sort of thing, is at http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/lyrics/goatherd.htm


Who knew the National Institutes of Health maintained a childrens' sing-along
database?

--
Karl G. Siewert, librarian, yoyologist, and movie musical
fan
Tulsa, OK  http://www.yoyology.net

--- list at project-wombat.org wrote:

This was one of the songs in Sound of Music.  Don't remember all of the words
however.
> Judy Ewbank
> 
> 
> -----Original message-----
> From: "SUSAN
HANSEN" SUSAN at rochester.lib.mn.us
> Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 06:57:21 -0700

> To: list at project-wombat.org
> Subject: [PW]  ? Cuckoo song
> 
> > Patron
is trying to find words and music to a cuckoo song he knew 'years ago'.  We
gave him the following two but  he says:  The refrain had a much longer sequence
that included the words "cukoo". Instead of "Oh di lay le oh. Hoh di loh"
it might be something like this:
> > 
> > Oh di lay, oh di lay hah hee yah,
oh di lay cukoo cukoo
> > 
> > I also recall that the verses were more developed
and descriptive of the bird. 
> > 
> >  Appreciate suggestions if you know
other cuckoo songs. Thanks!
> > 
> > A Young Austrian
> > A young Austrian
went yodelling on the mountain so high
> > When along came a cuckoo bird,
interrrupting his cry, yodel-ley-de
> > Yodel-ley-de, Yodel-ley-de, cuckoo,
cuckoo
> > Yodel-ley-de, Yodel-ley-de, cuckoo, cuckoo
> > Yodel-ley-de-o

> > St.Bernard dog . . . Hahh, hahh (pant)
> > Grizzly bear . . . Ahhh (fierce
noise)
> > Milking cow . . . Schhh (milking sound)
> > Pretty maid . . .
Kiss, kiss (kiss hand)
> > Her mother . . . Ahh (scream)
> > Her father
. . . BANG!
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > http://www.teachervision.fen.com/music-styles/lesson-plan/8301.html

> > 1.. Sing "The Cuckoo's Song" in unison, adding the harmony if appropriate
for the students' age level. The language is an Alpine Austrian dialect of
German. 
> > a.. 1.. Pronunciation:
> > Vehn dehr goo-goo-shrite, ahft ees
lahng-ees-tsite. 
> > Veerd dehr schnee fehr-gehn, veern dee vees-lahn green.

> > Translation: When the cuckoo calls, early springtime falls. 
> > Oh
di lay le oh. Hoh di lay lee lay lee oh 
> > All the snow will go, meadows
green will grow. 
> > Oh di lay le oh. Hoh di loh 
> > Oh di lay le oh.
Hoh di lay lee lay lee oh 
> > Oh di lay le oh. Hoh di loh 
> > 
> > 1..
While singing, add a pat-clap-snap gesture to keep the triple meter feeling.

> > 2.. Accompany the song on guitar or Autoharp
> > 
> > Susan Hansen,
MA, CIRS, 
> > Librarian
> > Rochester Public Library
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> > Rochester MN  55904-3776
> > 
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