ANAM:

Combining both visual and auditory exploration – songs and creative art, the children were able to experience a creative process from beginning to end.

Original Songs : Children aged 4-6

Here you can read the lyrics and listen to the songs which were composed together with the younger class. The whole school then came together to learn the songs which was wonderful. Following plenty of practice there was a special day out at Ballina Arts Centre where the songs were performed and recorded together with Music Generation Mayo.

The children’s favourite song was “Disco Penguins!”. The baseline for that song was created by each of the younger children taking turns to choose the next note in sequence !

As I like to include the Irish language where possible there are some lines as Gaeilge through many of the songs where it makes sense.

Giraffe Song

Is mise an sioraf, 

Is mise an sioraf is táim ard,

I am a giraffe,

I am a giraffe and I am tall.

Higher than the sky,

Higher than the Milky Way I grow

I can see you far below.

There were two giraffes,

Jilly and Billy were their names,

Peppa pig came to visit,

Were so glad she came,

Sipping lemonade, In the hot sun. 

Is mise an sioraf…

There were two giraffes,

Jillly and Billy were their names,

Dancing in the sun,

They love to have some fun 

Come on everyone..

Is mise an sioraf…

There were two giraffes,

Jilly and Billy were their names, 

Sometimes our skin is yellow, and sometimes our tongue is blue,

And we live in the zoo,

How about you?

But we come from Africa..

From the savannah 

With  Rhinos and hippos and lions

 flamingos and monkey

 and jungles and jaguars 

But we come from Africa…

From the Savanah, 

with rhinos and tigers and monkeys, 

flamingos and lions 

and hippos and elephants.

But we come from Africa..

From the savannah 

With  Rhinos and hippos and lions

 flamingos and monkey

 and jungles and jaguars 

Is mise an sioraf, 

Is mise an sioraf is táim ard,

Higher than the sky,

Higher than the Milky Way I grow

I can see you far below.

Tiger Song

Tá an tíogar sa dufar, ag súil, ag súil, ag súil 

There is a tiger in the jungle 

Moving through the tall tall grass

He is moving, very slowly, go cúin, go ciún go ciún.

Tá ocras orm ta ocras orm tá ocras orm tá ocras orm

I am orange, I am stripey, I am big and scary and strong,

I have teeth in my jaws and big powerful claws.

Tá ocras orm, tá ocras orm, tá ocras orm, tá ocras orm

Táim mór, táim láidir

Tá fiacle I mo bhéal

Is mise an tíogar, táim láidir,

Tá mo súil ghéar

I see it moving in the bushes hiding in the tall tall grass,

Something tasty, its going to be delicious, hiding in the tall tall grass,

Mo dhinnéar mo dhinnéar mo dhinnéar mo dhinnéar,

Tá ocras orm, tá ocras orm, tá ocras orm, tá ocras orm, tá ocras orm,

Ach,

Léim amach  x 7 

Roar !!!

It’s very very very very very very yummy !
Blasta blast blasta blasta blast blasta blasta 

Delicious delicious delicious delicious !

There’s a tiger in the jungle moving very fast

Moving through the bushes, 

Hiding in the tall tall grass….

Twelve Days to Christmas

It’s twelve days to Christmas,

And dancer the reindeer is dancing,

He’s eating cookies and drinking milkshakes,

He’s flying through the sky, 

Singing his favourite song,

Jingle bells , jingle bells, jingle bells, Winnie the Poo (x2)

He saw a flying snowman, 

Flying up to the moon,

He’s doing a t-pose,

(Everybody do a t-pose)

Suas san aer, suas sa spéir an fear sneachta( x2 )

Dancer was always stealing

He’s greedy and cheeky

Eating all of Rudolph’s food

Ice cream, peanut butter, jam, oranges, apples and carrots!

The big snowman came down and got all of Rudolph’s food back

He said “BOO! – Dancer I’ve got you! 

Why are you stealing Rudolphs food ? “

Réinfhia, Réinfhia ná bí ag goideadh bia ( x2)

Well there’s a magical lake, with bread and milkshake,

And broccoli and spinach and beans that make you fart, and potatoes and veg sticks and chips.

There’s a magical lake, 

The Reindeer’s secret lake where they go to get food for their fridge and everybody knows it but Dancer.

When the snowman found the secret lake he said 

Come on reindeers its a mistake

Its not fair

 you’ve gotta share!

Suas san ser suas sa spéir an fear sneachta (x 2)

Now, there’s a magical lake,

With bread and milkshakes 

Where the reindeer’s go to get food for their fridge

And everybody knows it even dancer.

It’s twelve days to Christmas,

And dancer the reindeer is dancing,

He’s eating cookies and drinking milkshakes,

He’s flying through the sky, 

Singing his favourite song,

Jingle bells , jingle bells, jingle bells, Winnie the Poo (x2)

Disco Penguins

There’s a disco kingdom in the sky

See the clouds come floating by

It’s a sparkly place where the penguins come to dance

To have fun and dance the night awayyyy

All the snow is a disco 

And the discos fully of penguins

Penguini penguin Pippa came,

A fairy gave her wings and she floated away

All the way to the snow

Thats a long long way to gooooo

All the snow is a disco

And the disco’s full of penguins

They’re dancing the night away

Dancing the night awayyyyy

There’s a disco ball up in the sky,

Hanging on the clouds floating by,

There’s a disco king and a disco queen

He’s growing taller and she grows smaller smaller smaller smallerrrrr

All the snow is a disco 

And the disco’s full of penguins,

There’s a red penguin, green penguin, pink one and blue one,

Wearing Christmas jumpers and sunglasses,

(-younger voices only-)

There’s a disco kingdom in the sky

See the fluffy clouds go floating by,

Its a magical place where the penguins come to dance

Have fun, and dance the night away..

All the snow is a disco

And the disco’s full of penguins

They’re dancing the night away

Dancing the night away

They’re dancing the night away

Dancing the night away..