Tell me why, oh why, my life is wonderful. Tell me why, oh why, my life is beautiful. The English “translation” I recall to be… The song begins, “Dites-moi pouquoi ma vie est… (plus some three syllable simile for beautiful/ wonderful/ nice/pleasant) and ends something like… “est-ce que c’est parce que tu m’aimes”. I think I heard a teacher in Junior High School say that she had heard the song in the Polynesian Islands. I believe it is not actually from France, but from a French-speaking island somewhere. Enough of it has remained in my brain that I wish I knew the rest.

Thirty five years ago when I was in kindergarten, the other kindergarten class learned a little song. Okay, I don’t actually speak French, so I don’t know if the title is quite correct. Single: I'll Tell Me Ma by Sham Rock (March 12, 2007).Jana wrote to me looking for a song. The ring then sings the rest of the words, and the boy who was named goes into the centre.Ĭovers: Sham Rock (featured), The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem, The Corries (Scotland), The Dubliners, Lick the Tins (London), The Rankin Family (Nova Scotia), Four to the Bar (New York City), Orthodox Celts (Serbia), The Wiggles (Australia), Gaelic Storm (California), Belfast Food (Croatia), The Tossers (Chicago), Sinéad O'Connor, Poxy Boggards (California), The Young Dubliners (US), Beatnik Turtle (Chicago), Christy Moore, The Irish Tenors, Orla Fallon, The Clan. When asked, 'Please tell me who they be,' the girl in the middle gives the name or initials of a boy in the ring (or vice versa). The song generally accompanies a children's game: A ring is formed by the children joining hands, one player standing in the centre. He is determined to win her affection and seeks to impress her by various means. The song tells the tale of a young man vying for the attention of a young woman. The Irish also adopted the song and in the chorus refer to Belfast City - the song is sometimes called 'The Belle of Belfast City', or 'The Wind and the Rain.' Collected around England in the 19th century and appeared in collections at the turn of the 20th century. Song Details Children playing games in the streetīrief: Well-known children's song. She won’t tell her ma till she comes home, Let the wind and the rain and the hail go highĪnd the snow come a tumbling from the sky If she doesn’t get the fella with the rovin' eye. With rings on her fingers and bells on her toes, Knock on the door and they ring that bell

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