Remembering the Chinese Dynasties
Frere Jacques (Brother John)
(source: "Musical Fun With The Brownie Pack", Girl Guides Association, 1986.) as accessed on http://dragon.sleepdeprived.ca/songbook/songs2/s2_26.htm on 9/14/10
Are you sleeping, are you sleeping
Brother John? Brother John?
Morning bells are ringing, morning bells are ringing
Ding, dang, dong. Ding, dang, dong.
French:
Frere Jacques, frere Jacques,
Dormez-vous, dormez-vous?
Sonnent les mantines, sonnent les mantines:
Ding-dang-dong, ding-dang-dong!
Chinese Dynasties
Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han (x2) shang, joe, chin, hahn
Sui, Tang, Song (x2) sway, tang, soong
Yuan, Ming, Qing, republic (x2) yooan, ming, ching, Republic
Mao and Deng (x2) mou and dung