little stars

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky!

When the blazing sun is gone,
When he nothing shines upon,
Then you show your little light,
Twinkle, twinkle, all the night.

Then the traveller in the dark,
Thanks you for your tiny spark,
He could not see which way to go,
If you did not twinkle so.

In the dark blue sky you keep,
And often through my curtains peep,
For you never shut your eye,
Till the sun is in the sky.

As your bright and tiny spark,
Lights the traveller in the dark,—
Though I know not what you are,
Twinkle, twinkle, little star.

Betcha didn’t know all the words to that song did you?  Neither did I!

Today the Super Simple Songs ABC Song Video hit 2,000,000 views on YouTube!  The ABC song’s melody is, of course, “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”.  And, according to Wikipedia, that song was originally an English nursery rhyme called, “The Star”, published in 1806 and sung to the tune of a French melody, “Ah! vous dirai-je, Maman” which dates back to 1761!

Many people think Mozart wrote the melody but, in fact, it was a set of variations on the already existent melody.  It’s definitely a melody that’s stood the test of time and ranks right up there with Frere Jacques for melodies that can be (and have been) used for just about anything.

Talking about stars got me thinking about a song I fell in love with last year.  It’s from a beautiful collection of music from Kids Factory France.  It has nothing to do with the ABC song or magical magnetic letters, and its actually called, “I See the Sun”.  But, there *are* stars in there, and its an absolutely magical song.  Be sure to check out their MySpace page.

-Troy

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