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This song is often done as a "round", which is a less technical word for "fugue". Rounds are songs where different voices come in at different times and they all harmonize.

Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Children's Song

Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the stream.
Merrily,
Merrily,
Merrily,
Merrily,
Life is but a dream.
 
Listen
Here's a cacophonous version of Row, Row, Row, Your Boat that most kids will love. It's sung by Jason Pomerantz of Fiddle and Burn. All the voices in this song are performed by Jason. He did it by recording several tracks into the computer and starting them at different times. Jason is a master of silly voices so, while they don't exactly harmonize as they're supposed to, they do sound funny!

Notes

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Marsha Smith sent me two extra verses to Row, Row, Row, Your Boat and wrote:

Hi there, I really like your site. I also noticed you have the song Row Row Your Boat, well we sing two other verses.

Row row row your boat
Gently UNDER the stream
Ha Ha I fooled you
I'm a submarine.

Row row row you boat
Gently down the stream
If you see a crocodile
Don't forget to scream


(Then all the children scream and they really like it.)

Marsha
Preschool and JK alternative educator for the SUDBURY YMCA

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Betsy Bodrero sent this version of Row, Row, Row Your Boat:

Row, Row, Row your boat
Gently down the stream
Throw your teacher over board
and listen to her scream !

Thanks and Acknowledgements

Many thanks to Marsha Smith for the alternate versions of Row, Row, Row, Your Boat! Thanks also to Monique Palomares for the midi of Row, Row, Row Your Boat. Thanks to Betsy Bodrero for sending her version of this song!

Thanks to Jason Pomerantz for recording Row, Row, Row, Your Boat for us!

Thanks to Lila for the second recording!



Anglais

Rame, rame, rame sur ton bateau

Rame, rame, rame sur ton bateau
Doucement, dans le courant
Gaiement,
Gaiement,
Gaiement,
Gaiement,
La vie n'est qu'un rêve charmant !


Chanson enfantine

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Marsha Smith m'a envoyé deux couplets supplémentaires à Row, Row, Row, Your Boat et a écrit :

Salut à vous, j'aime vraiment votre site. J'ai aussi remarqué que vous avez la chanson Row Row Your Boat, eh bien nous chantons deux autres couplets.

Row row row your boat
Gently UNDER the stream
Ha Ha I fooled you
I'm a submarine.

Row row row you boat
Gently down the stream
If you see a crocodile
Don't forget to scream

Traduction

Rame, rame, rame sur ton bateau
Doucement SOUS le courant
Ah, ah, je t'ai bien eu
Je suis un sous-marin.

Rame, rame, rame sur ton bateau
Doucement dans le courant,
Si tu vois un crocodile,
N'oublie pas de crier.


(Alors tous les enfants crient et ils aiment beaucoup ça.)

Marsha
Educatrice alternative de maternelle pour SUDBURY YMCA

*****

Cette chanson est souvent faite en canon, qui est un mot moins technique pour "fugue". Les canons sont des chansons où les différentes voix commencent à différents moments et toutes s'harmonisent. "Frère Jacques" est sûrement le canon français le plus connu.



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Merci beaucoup à Marsha Smith pour la version alternative de Row, Row, Row, Your Boat!

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Voici une version cacophonique de Row, Row, Row, Your Boat que beaucoup d'enfants aimeront. Elle est chantée par Jason Pomerantz de Fiddle and Burn. Toutes les voix de cette chanson sont interprétées par Jason. Il l'a fait en enregistrant plusieurs pistes sur l'ordinateur et en les commençant à des moments différents. Jason est un as pour faire des voix marrantes, aussi, même si ça ne s'harmonise pas comme ça devrait, c'est rigolo!



Merci à Jason Pomerantz d'avoir enregistré Row, Row, Row, Your Boat pour nous!









Inglés

Rema tu barco

Rema, rema, rema tu barco
Suavemente corriente abajo
Feliz,
Feliz,
Feliz,
Feliz,
La vida es sólo un sueño.


Canción infantil

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Marsha Smith me mando dos estrofas suplementarias a Row, Row, Row, Your Boat y escribió:

Hola, me gusta mucho su web. Noté que tienen la canción Row Row Your Boat, pues nosotros cantamos dos otras estrofas.

Row row row your boat
Gently UNDER the stream
Ha Ha I fooled you
I'm a submarine.

Row row row you boat
Gently down the stream
If you see a crocodile
Don't forget to scream

Traducción

Rema, rema, rema en tu barco,
Suavemente bajo la corriente,
Ha, ha, te engañé
Soy un submarino.

Rema, rema, rema en tu barco,
Suavemente en la corriente,
Si ves un cocodrilo,
No olvides de chillar.


(Entonces todos los niños gritan y les gusta mucho.)

Marsha
Educadora alternativa de parvulario para SUDBURY YMCA

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Andrea nos mandó la versión que se sue

Thank you very much!

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