Merrily We Sing

Original Songs in the Mood of the Fifth

composed by
Ilian Willwerth
 Merrily We Sing: Original Songs in the Mood of the Fifth
First English Edition © 2014 Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America
ISBN: 978-1-936849-22-2

Cover art by Sheila Harrington, Studio Five

We gratefully acknowledge the authors and publishers who granted permission to include the following:

Kundry Willwerth, for “The Dwarfs’ Day” by H. Diestel,

originally published in Clump-a-dump and Snickle-snack (Mercury Press);
“Stone Soup”;
“Meal Blessing,” translated by Lyn Willwerth;
and “Verse for Young Children,” translated by Lyn Willwerth

Waldorf School Association of Ontario, for “The Shepherd’s Meals”

(verse from “The Shepherd’s Breakfast” in The Shepherd’s Songbook by Elisabeth Lebret)

This publication was made possible by a grant from the Waldorf Curriculum Fund.

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 Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Shine, My Candle, Shine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Bunny in His Burrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
This Is the Way the Ladies Ride . . . . . . . . . 9
Counting Song. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Oola Woola. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Peter Pumpkin Eater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
The Coachman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Swing Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Jump Rope Song. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
The Lost Tooth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Maypole Dance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Little Pebble Wandering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
The Fine Musicians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Sur le Pont d’Avignon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
The German Washerwomen . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Green Is All My Clothing . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Sevens Clapping Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
The Dwarfs’ Day. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Over in the Meadow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
And the Green Grass Grew All Around . . .26
I Had a Cat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
The Shepherd’s Meals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Stone Soup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Work Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Clean-up Song. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Meal Blessing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
St. Michael Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Lullabye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Verse for Young Children. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
About the Author. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
 Introduction

Although it has been around for a few decades now, music in the mood of the fifth
is a relative newcomer to the Waldorf early childhood scene. It found its way almost
unnoticeably into the pentatonic repertoire used in the early childhood classrooms,
and so it was not until I began working with the hand gesture and movement
games of Wilma Ellersiek that I encountered music in the mood of the fifth in full
consciousness.
Throughout her gesture games (available in a series of books from WECAN), Wilma
Ellersiek uses songs and transitional melodies in the mood of the fifth. Thus, while
working intensively with these songs and melodies, I began to develop a feeling for
the mood and gesture of “mood-of-the-fifth” music. I experienced—inwardly within
myself, and outwardly in observation of the children with whom I was working—the
holding, rocking gesture of this music, and the warm, balanced mood that it creates,
both in the space in which it is heard, and in the individuals who receive it. What a gift
we can give to young children in the first decade of life, up to the nine-year change,
when we sing and play music for them and with them in the mood of the fifth.
In addition to the benefits to the inner life and outer environment of the child, as a
musician I have found that when I work with children using music in the mood of the
fifth, the children develop a strong relationship to pitch and intervals that forms a solid
basis for subsequent musical growth and capability. This, too, is an invaluable gift to
give individuals as they embark on their journey through life.
It is with these thoughts, feelings, and experiences that I have taken up the task of
creating songs in the mood of the fifth for the children in my life, and offer them up
now to teachers, parents, and musicians in the hope that my little songs may enrich
the lives of many, many children, now and in the years to come.

—Ilian Willwerth

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Shine, My
Shine, My Candle,
Candle, Shine
Shine
dedicated to the Sanderling Waldorf School community
dedicated to the Sanderling Waldorf School Community

Ilian Willwerth
Ilian Willwerth

4
&4 œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
Light a lit - tle can - dle bright, Share its ra - diant gol - den light

& œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
That through dar - kest times it lead us, Cour - age, hope, and love pre - ceed us. Shine, my can - dle,

˙ ˙ œ œ œ w
& œ
shine, - - Shine, my can - dle, shine.

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Bunnyin
Bunny inHis
HisBurrow
Burrow

Traditional German
Traditional German Ilian Willwerth
Ilian Willwerth

4
&4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œœ œ œœ œ œ
Bun - ny in his bur - row fast a - sleep, fast a - sleep, lit - tle bun - ny are you sick?

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
Can't you wake and do a trick? Bun - ny hop! Bun - ny hop! Hop, hop, hop, stop!

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 This
ThisIsIsthe
theWay
Way the
the Ladies
Ladies Ride
Ride

Traditional nursery rhyme Ilian Willwerth

Traditional Nursery Rhyme Ilian Willwerth

3 ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙™ œ œ œ ˙™
&4 œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙™
This is the way the la - dies ride: trip -pe - dy trip, trip -pe - dy trip.

& œ œ œ ˙ œ
œ œ œ ˙™ œ œ œ ˙™ œ œ œ ˙™
This is the way the gen -tle-men ride: trap -pe - dy trap, trap -pe - dy trap.

& œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙™ œ œ œ ˙™ œ œ œ ˙™
This is the way the far - mers ride: hop -pe - dy hop, hop -pe - dy hop,

& œ œ œ ˙™ œ œ œ ˙™
hop - pe - dy hop, hop - pe - dy hop.

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Counting Song
Counting Song

Traditional
TraditionalGerman/Ilian
German/IlianWillwerth
Willwerth Ilian
Ilian Willwerth
Willwerth

4
&4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
Eins, zwei, drei, vier, fünf, sechs, sie - ben, ei - ne al - te Frau kocht Rü - ben,
One, two, three, four, �ve, six, se - ven, Gran - ny bakes bread with good lea - ven,

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ w
ei - ne al - te Frau kocht Speck, und Du bist weg!
When it's rea - dy, gives a shout, and you are out!

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 OolaWoola
Oola Woola

Traditional
Traditional Norwegian
Norwegian Ilian Willwerth
Ilian Willwerth

4
&4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ
mf
Up in the moun-tains there lived three trool - le: Trool -le Fa, and Trool -le Ma, and
^ j ^ j
& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. ‰ œ œ œ œ œ. ‰ œ œ œ œ œ
sf sf
lit - tle Oo - la Woo - la. "BOO!" said Troo - le Fa. "BOO!" Said Troo - le Ma. But

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ¿ Œ

lit - tle Oo - la Woo - la, he said on - ly "b."

Note: The final syllable “b” is spoken as the sound only, not the letter name.

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c. Oct. 2012
 PeterPumpkin
Peter Pumpkin Eater
Eater

U
Traditional
TraditionalNursery
NurseryRhyme
Rhyme Ilian
Ilian Willwerth
Willwerth

4
&4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
Pe - ter, Pe - ter, pump - kin ea - ter had a wife and could - n't keep her;

œ œ œ œ œ œ
& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
Put her in a pump - kin shell, and there he kept her ve - ry well.

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 The Coachman
The Coachman

Traditional
TraditionalNursery
NurseryRhyme
Rhyme Ilian
Ilian Willwerth
Willwerth

4 ˙ œ
&4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
Up to San Di - e - go the coach - man takes a

& ˙ Œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ Ó 6
8
ride, And when he meets a dear friend, he bids her come in - side.

6 j j
& 8 œ œJ œ œ œ œJ œ™ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ™
J J
Whip a - way for - e - ver, oh! Drive a - way so cle - ver, oh!

œ j œ j 4 œ œ ˙
& œ œ œ œ œ œ 4 œ œ Ó
J J
All the way to Mex - i - co the hor - ses prance with pride.

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 Swing Song
Swing Song

Ilian
Ilian Willwerth
Willwerth

4
&4 œ œ œ œ
œ œ ˙
Back and forth, and up and down,

œ œ ˙ œ œ œ
& œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ
Fly - ing o - ver �eld and town; Down and up, and forth and back, O - ver trees and

& œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
rail -road track; Swing - ing here, and swing - ing there, Through the blue, re - fresh - ing air,

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙
& œ œ œ œ w
Till the swing comes to a stop, and gen - tly to the ground I drop.

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 Jump Rope
Jump Rope Song
Song

Ilian
Ilian Willwerth
Willwerth

4 œ œ œ
&4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
Oh, the rope, it is swing- ing, and I'm gai - ly sing - ing, I leap from the ground as it

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
swings back a - round, When it's down, I am up, when it's up, I am down, It's the

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ™™ œ œ œ œ œ œ
pleas - ant - est game to be played in this town. I can e - ven do tricks: with my
e - ven do tricks: with our

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
hand, touch the bricks, turn a full time a - round, make a gal - lop - ing sound. I go
hands, touch the bricks, turn a full time a - round, make a gal - lop - ing sound. We go

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ
out through one door, run a - round, in once more, Look, I'm
out through one door, run a - round, in once more, Now our

œ œ œ
1. 2.

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ™™ œ œ œ œ
just run-ning through! Now a friend joins me too. We can
song, it is done, from this rope we will run.

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 The
The Lost
Lost Tooth
Tooth
dedicated to the children of NUA Sparrow
dedicated to the children of NUA Sparrow

Ilian
Ilian Willwerth
Willwerth

4 œ œ ˙™ œ œ œ ˙
3
œœ œ œ
& 4 ˙™ œ
œ
œ œœ
I've lost a tooth! A pear -ly white tooth, it's the �rst that I've lost. Shall I

U
œ
& œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œœ ˙ Ó ˙ œœ ˙ Ó œ œ ˙ œ œ
3

œ
3
show you the gap? Ah - Ee - Come and see! Look at

U
Fine

& ˙ Œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
3

me! What do you think of that? I will wrap it in a nap - kin, I will trea - sure it all day.
But then while I lie a-sleep ing, If my tooth should dis-ap- pear,

œ™ œ
D.C. al Fine
& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ J ˙ Ó ™™
I will hide it un - der my pil - low so that it won't slip a - way.
In its place a trea-sure ap-pear- ing, Sure - ly 'twas the fai - ries dear.

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  May
Maypole Dance
Pole Dance
dedicated
dedicatedtotothe
thechildren
childrenofofSanderling
SanderlingWaldorf
WaldorfSchool
School

Ilian
IlianWillwerth
Willwerth
œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ
&c œ œ œ œ œ œ w
Round and round the May - pole high, dan - cing in a ring, see the co -lored
Now ap -proach the May - pole high, make an in - ner ring, see the co -lored

œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ
& w œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
rib - bons �y as we dance and sing; turn a - round the o - ther way,
rib - bons �y as we dance and sing; co - lors change the o - ther way,

œ œ œ œ
& œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ
see the co - lored rib - bons play, turn a - round and
see the co - lored rib - bons play, turn a - round and

œ œ ˙ œ œ œ w
& œ ™™
do not stray on this bright May Day.
do not stray on this bright May Day.

Dance 1 (for
Dance (forfirst graders):
�rst graders) Dance 2 (for second graders):
Verse 1: Circle walking to the left (8 measures) Verse 1: Same as in Dance 1
Verse I:CircleCircle
skipping to the right (4 measures)
walking to the left (8 measures) Verse 2: Every other person goes in towards the May-
TwirlCircle
under skipping
own ribbon to(4the
measures)
right (4 measures) pole and begins circling left while outside
Verse 2: EveryTwirl
otherunder
personown
goesribbon
in towards the May-
(4 measures) group circles right (8 measures)
pole and out again (4 measures) Both groups change direction, inside group
Verse 2:Second group
Every goes
other in towards
person goesthe towards the Maypolecircling
in Maypole and outright and outside
again group left (4 ms.)
(4 measures)
(2 measures)
Second group goes in towards the Maypole (2 measures) Outside group stops circling and twirls under
Group 2 goes out again while group 1 goes
Group 2 goes out again while group 1 goes in (2 measures) own ribbons. Inside group continues to
in (2 measures) circle until they see their original spot in
Group 1 goes out while group 2 goes in (2 measures)
Group 1 goes out while group 2 goes in the circle (the people they stood between

Group 1 goes out (2 measures)
(2 measures) for Verse 1). Inside group rejoins the out-
Group Twirl under
1 goes own
out (2 ribbons (4 measures)
measures) side circle in their original places, and twirls
Twirl under own ribbons (4 measures) under their own ribbons. (4 measures)

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Little
LittlePebble
PebbleWandering
Wandering

Adapted
Adapted from
from Traditional
Traditional German
German Ring
Ring Game
Game Ilian
Ilian Willwerth
Willwerth

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ
Lit - tle peb - ble wan - der - ing From hand to hand while

& œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
we do sing; Oh how hap - py! Oh how free! Where can this lit - tle peb -ble be?

Game:
One person sits in the middle of a circle while a pebble is being surreptitiously passed around. At the end of
the song, she or he has three chances to guess in whose hand the pebble has stopped. If none of the guesses
are correct, the pebble is passed again with the same guesser. If a guess is correct, then the person who was
holding the pebble becomes the new guesser.

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 The Fine Musicians
The Fine Musicians
Ilian
Ilian Willwerth
Willwerth

4 j
& 4 œ ™™ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ™
j
œ ™™
We all are �ne mu - si - cians, we make mu - sic e - very day, We

1. 2.
j ™
& œ œ œ œ
™
™ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ™ œ ™ œ œ œ œ ˙
all can play the vi - o - lin, and this is what we play, We this is what we play:

œ œ
& ™™ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ
œ ™™
Fid - dle did - dle �d - dle did - dle �d - dle did - dle did - dle doe.

Note:
AddAdd other
other instruments ad
instruments adlib, forfor
lib, example:
example:
Flute: toot toot toot
Flute: toot toot toot
Guitar:
Guitar:strumma, strumma,
strumma, strumma, strum
strum
Harp:plucka,
Harp: plucka, plucka,
plucka,pluck
pluck
Drum:boom,
Drum: boom, boom,
boom, boom
boom
Final Verse:
Final Verse:
We all are fine musicians, we make music every day,
WeI am a �ne
all are fine musician,
musicians, we I make
make music every
music every day,
day,
And
Wewe allcan
aresing
�nea little song to pass
musicians, the time
we make away,every day,
music
WeAndall can
I cansing a little
sing songsong
a little to passtothe timethe
pass away:
time away,
LaWela laall
la can
la la la la, La la la la la la la,
sing a little song to pass the time away,
La la la la la la la la, La la la la la la la.
La la la la la la la la, La la la la la la la,
La la
With la la lainlafirst
children la grade
la, Laand
la laabove,
la la la
thela.
verses may be sung as follows:

I am a fine musician, I make music every day,

Note:
WeWithare
all fine musicians,
children we make
in �rst grade andmusic every
above, day,
the verse may be sung as follows:
And I can play the [violin], and this is what I play,
I am a �ne musician, I make music every day,
We all can play the [violin], and this is what we play. . .
We all are �ne musicians, we make music every day,
And I can play the [violin], and this is what I play,
We all can play the [violin], and this is what we play:

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 Surle
Sur lePont
PontD'Avignon
d’Avignon

Traditional French
Traditional French Ilian
Ilian Willwerth
Willwerth

4
&4 œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
Sur le pont d'A - vi - gnon, l'on y dan - se, l'on y dan - se,

Fine
& œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
sur le pont d'A - vi - gnon, l'on y dan - se tous en rond.

U U U U
& œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ™™
Les mes - sieurs font comme ça; et puis en - core comme ça.

Chorus:
Chorus:
Sur
Surlelepont
pontd'Avignon, l'on yl'on
d'Avignon, danse, l'on y danse
y danse, l'on y danse
(On the bridge of Avignon, we are dancing, we are dancing)
(On the bridge of Avignon, we are dancing, we are dancing)
Sur le pont d'Avignon, l'on y danse tous en rond.
Sur le pont d'Avignon, l'on y danse tous en rond.
(On the bridge of Avignon, we are dancing in a ring)
(On the bridge of Avignon, we are dancing in a ring)
Verses:
1. Les messieurs font comme ça. . . (bow)
Verses:
(Gentlemen do this font
1. Les messieurs now, comme
and againça.do. this now.)
. (bow)
2. Les belles dames
(Gentlemen dofont
thiscomme
now, ça.
and . . (curtsey)
again do this now.)
(Pretty dames do this now. . .)
2. Les belles dames font comme ça. . . (curtsey)
3. Les militaires font comme ça. . . (salute)
(Pretty dames do this now. . .)
(Soldiers, they do this now. . .)
3. Les militaires font comme ça. . . (salute)
4. Les musiciens font comme ça. . . (play violin)
(Soldiers,
(Musicians do they
this do
now.this
. .) now. . .)
4. Les musiciens font comme ça. . . (play violin)
5. Les enfants font comme ça. . . (twirl)
(Musicians
(Children, theydo
dothis now. . .)
this now)
5. Les enfants font comme ça. . . (twirl)
(Children, they do this now)

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 The German Washerwomen
The German Washerwomen
Traditional German Ilian Willwerth
Ilian Willwerth
˙ œ œ
Traditional German
4
&4 œ ˙ œ œ ˙™ œ
˙ œ œ
Zeigt her eu - ere Fü - ße, Zeigt her eu - ere Schuh, und
Come show me your feet, and come show me your shoes, and

œ œ œ œ ˙™ œ œ
& ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ
zeigt was die �ei- ßi - gen Wash frau - en tun: Sie wasch - en, sie
show what the bu - sy young wa - sher - wo - men do: They're wa - shing, they're

œ œ œ
& ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙™ ˙ œ
wasch - en, sie wa-schen den gan - zen Tag; sie - schen, sie
wa
wa - shing, they're wa -shing the whole day through; they're wa - shing, they're

œ œ
& ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙™
wa - schen, sie wa - schen den gan - zen Tag.
wa - shing, they're wa - shing the whole day through.

Verses: Verses:
1. Sie waschen (They're washing) 1. Sie waschen (They're washing)
2. Sie spülen (They're rinsing) 2. Sie schpülen (They're rinsing)
3. Sie winden (They're wringing) 3. Sie winden (They're wringing)
4. Sie hängen (They're hanging)
5. Sie bügeln (They're ironing)
4. Sie hängen (They're hanging)
6. Sie falten (They're folding) 5. Sie bügeln (They're ironing)
7. Sie tanzen (They're dancing) 6. Sie falten (They're folding)
7. Sie tanzen (They're dancing)

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 Green Is All My Clothing
Green Is All My Clothing
Traditional German
Traditional German Ilian Willwerth
Ilian Willwerth

4
&4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ
Green, green, green is all of my - clo - thing, Green, green, green is

j
& œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ™ œ
e - very-thing I have, That - is why I love e - very-thing that's green Be -

& œ œ œ ™ œ œ™ œ œ œ œ
˙ ˙™
cause I want to be a woods - man, a woods - man.

Additional Verses:
Additional Verses:
Blue, blue, blue is all of my clothing. . .
Blue, blue, blue is all of my clothing. . .
Because I want to be a sailor, a sailor.
Because I want to be a sailor, a sailor.
Red, red, red is all of my clothing. . .
Because I want
Red, red, red istoallbeofamy
firefighter,
clothing.a firefighter.
..
White, white,
Because white
I want to isbealla of my clothing.
�re�ghter, ..
a �re�ghter.
Because I want to be a baker, a baker.
White, white, white is all of my clothing...
(Continue
Because Icreatively
want to be in athis vein)a baker.
baker,

Last verse: creatively in this vein)

(Continue
Colorful is all of my clothing,
Colorful is everything I have,
Last verse:
That is why
Colorful is Iall
love
of everything that's colorful
my clothing,
Because
ColorfulI want to be a painter,
is everything I have, a painter.
That is why I love everything that's colorful
Because I want to be a painter, a painter.

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 Sevens Clapping Song
Sevens Clapping Song
Ilian Willwerth
Ilian Willwerth

4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
&4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
One, two, three, four, �ve, six, se - ven, See the sun rise up in hea - ven, �ve, six, se - ven,

œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
& œ œ
eight, nine, ten, Pre -sent - ly it sets a - gain; Morn to even -ing we call day,
eve to mor-ning is the night,

1. 2.

& œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ™™ ˙ ˙ w
Join me in this clap - ping play:
curl up in our fea - thers tight.

To Play the Game:

Sing
To the
Playfirst
theverse,
Game:then count to seven while making the following movements:
Sing the �rst verse, then count to seven while making the following movements:
lap lap lap lap lap lap lap
laplap
lap laplap
laplap
laplap
laplap
lap lap
lap
lap clap
laplap lapclap
laplap lapclap
lap lap lap lap
lap claplap
lapclap claplap
lapclap claplap
lapclap lap
lap claplap
lapclap chest
clap clap
laplap clap chest
lap lap
lap clapchest
lapclap chestlap clapchest
lap clap chest lap
lap
lap
lapclap
clapchest
chestlap
crossclap chest
chest laplap
clap
lap clapchest
lapclap crosschest
chestcross clap lap
chest clap lap
lap clap chest cross chest
lap clap chest lap clap chest lap
clap lap
lap
lapclap
clapchest
chestlap
lap clap
clapchest
chest lap
lap
lap clap chest lap clap chest lap
lap claplap
lapclap claplap
lapclap claplap
lapclap lap
lap clap lap clap lap clap lap
lap clap lap clap lap clap lap
laplap
lap laplap
laplap
laplap
laplap
lap lap
lap
laplap
lap laplap
laplap
laplap
laplap
lap lap
lap

Sing second
Sing secondverse.
verse.

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 The Dwarfs’ Day
The Dwarfs Day
Ilian Willwerth
Text: H. Diestels
H. Diestel Ilian Willwerth

4
&4 œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ Œ œ
œ œ œ œ
What are the dwarfs all do - ing each mor -ning just at eight? They

& œ œ œ œ ˙™ œ œ œ œ œ ˙™ œ œ œ œ œœ ˙ œ œ
jump out of their beds be - fore it is too late. La la la la la la la la la

& œ œ œ œ œ ˙™ œ œ œ œ œ œ
la la la la la la. La la la la la la

& ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙™
la la la la la la la la la.

Additional Verses:
Verses
2. What are the dwarfs all doing each morning just at nine?
2. What are the dwarfs all doing 6. What are the dwarfs all doing 10. What are the dwarfs all doing
They're polishing their shoes, they polish till they shine.
each morning just at nine? each afternoon at one? each afternoon at five?
3. What are the dwarfs all doing each morning just at ten?
They're polishing their shoes, They tip-toe past a bunny They're hitching up their ponies,
They skip out to the meadow, they skip out to the glen.
they polish till they shine. a-sleeping in the sun. and going for a drive.
4. What are the dwarfs all doing each morning at eleven?
3. What are the dwarfs all doing They see
7. What are the dwarfs
the swallows �ying, all 11. What are the dwarfs all doing
doingin the heaven.
a-�ying
each morning just at ten? each afternoon at two?
5. What are the dwarfs all doing at twelve o'clock each evening at six?
at noon?
They skip out to the meadow, They'reThey're splashing through the puddles, They
sitting down to dinner, and eating with a spoon. build a fire for cooking,
they skip out to the glen. 6. What are the dwarfs all doing each afternoon at one? it out of sticks.
and wet is sock and shoe. they build
4. What are the dwarfs all doing They tip-toe
8. Whatpast areathe dwarfs
bunny 12. What are the dwarfs all doing
all doingin the sun.
a-sleeping
each morning at eleven? each
7. What are afternoon
the three?each afternooneach
dwarfs allatdoing evening at seven?
at two?
They see the swallows flying, They'reThey see a little
splashing squirrel,
through the puddles, and wet Theyisbake
sock their bread for supper,
and shoe.
a-flying in the heaven. andthe
8. What are chase it upall
dwarfs doing each afternoonthey
a tree. bake it with good leaven.
at three?
5. What are the dwarfs all doing They see a littleare
9. What squirrel, and chase
the dwarfs it up a tree.
all doing 13. What are the dwarfs all doing
at twelve o'clock at noon? 9. What are the dwarfs all
each afternoon at four? doing each afternooneach
at four?
evening at eight?
They're sitting down to dinner, They're
They're sweeping out their cottage, Theyfrom
sweeping out their cottage, they sweep rooftheir
go into to �oor.
cottage,
and eating with a spoon. 10. What are the dwarfs all doing
they sweep from roof to floor. each afternoon at �ve?
and then they shut the gate.
They're hitching up their ponies, and going for a drive.
11. What are the dwarfs all doing each evening at six?
They build a �re for cooking, they build it out of sticks.
12. What are the dwarfs 24 all doing each evening at seven?
They bake their bread for supper, they bake it with good leaven.
13. What are the dwarfs all doing each evening at eight?
They go into their cottage, and then they shut the gate.
 Over in
Over In the
the Meadow
Meadow
Ilian Willwerth
Text: Olive A. Wadsworth

Olive A. Wadsworth Ilian Willwerth

4 œ œ œ œ œ œ
&4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
O - ver in the mea- dow, in the sand in the sun Lived an old mo-ther toa-die and her

œ œ œ œ œ œ
& œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ
lit - tle toa - die one. "Wink!" said the mo - ther, "I wink!" said the one, So they

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
winked and - they blinked in the sand - in the sun.

Additional Verses:
2. Over in the meadow, 5. Over in the meadow, 8. Over in the meadow,
2.where
Overthe in stream
the meadow,
runs bluewhere the in astream
snug beehiveruns blue by the old mossy gate
Lived
Lived an an
oldold
mother mother
fish �sh and herLivedlittle �shieshoney
a mother two.bee Lived an old mother lizard
and her little fishies two. and her
"Swim!" said the mother, "We swim!" said the two, little bees five. and her little lizards eight.
"Swim!" said the mother, "Buzz!" said
So they swam and they leaped where the stream runs blue. the mother, “Bask!” said the mother,
3. Over in the meadow, in a hole "We
"We swim!" said the two,
in thebuzz!" said the five,
tree “We bask!” said the eight,
So they swam and they leaped So they buzzed and they hummed So they basked in the sun
Live an old mother
where the stream runs blue. bluebird and her little
in the snug beehive. birdies three. on the old mossy gate.
3."Sing!"
Over in said the mother, "We sing!"
the meadow, 6. Over said themeadow,
in the three, 9. Over in the meadow,
inSo theyin sang
a hole the treeand were glad in in a hole
a nestin theoftree.
built sticks where the quiet pools shine
4.Live
Overan old mother
in the meadow, Livedon
bluebirdin the reeds a black
thehmother
shore crow Live a green mother frog
and her little
Lived an old birdies
mother and her
three.muskrat and her little
littlecrows
rattiessix. four. and her little froggies nine.
"Sing!" said the mother, “Caw!” said the mother, “Croak!” said the mother,
"Dive!" said the mother, "We dive!" said the four,
"We sing!" said the three, “We caw!” said the six, “We croak!” said the nine,
SoSo they
they sangdived andglad
and were they burrowed
So theyin the
cawed reeds
and on theythe shore.
called So they croaked and they splashed
5.inOver
a holeininthe meadow, in a snuginbeehive
the tree. the nest built of sticks. where the quiet pools shine.
Lived a mother
4. Over in the meadow, honey bee and her
7. Over little
in the bees �ve.
meadow, 10. Over in the meadow,
in"Buzz!"
the reeds on the
said theshore wheresaid
mother, "We buzz!" the grass is so even
the �ve, in a sly little den
Lived an oldbuzzed
So they mother and muskrat Lived in
they hummed a gaythemother
snug cricket
beehive. Lived a grey mother spider
and her little ratties four. and
6. Over in the meadow, in a nest built of sticks her little crickets seven. and her little spiders ten.
"Dive!" said the mother, “Chirp!” said the mother, “Spin!” said the mother,
"WeLived a black
dive!" said themother
four, crow and“We herchirp!”
little said
crowsthe six.
seven, “We spin!” said the ten,
"Caw!" said the mother,
So they dived and they burrowed "We caw!" said the six,
So they chirped cheery notes So they spun lacy webs
inSothethey
reedscawed
on the shore.
and they calledininthe the grass
nest soft and of
built even.
sticks. in their sly little den.

c. Oct. 25
6, 2012
 And the Green Grass Grew All Around
And the Green Grass Grew All Around
Ilian Willwerth
Text adapted from lyrics by William Jerome
Adapted from Lyrics by William Jerome Ilian Willwerth

4 œ œ œ œ œ™ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ™ œ
&4 œ œ J
1.In the woods there was a tree, The �n - est tree you e - ver did see, And the

œ ™ œ œ œ™ œ œ
& œ œ œ œ™ œ œ œ œ œ œ ™ ˙™ œ
green grass grew all a - round, all a- round, And the green grass grew all a - round. 2.And

œ œ œ œ œ™ œJ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ™ œ
& œ œ
on that tree there was a limb, The � - nest limb you e - ver did see, And the

œ œ ™ œ œ œ™ œ œ œ ™ œ U
œ œ™ œ
& œ œ œ œ™ œ
limb on the tree, And the tree in the woods, And the green grass grew all a-

& œ œ ™ œ œ œ™ œ œ œ œ œ ™ œ ˙™ œ œ œ œ œ
round, all a - round, And the green grass grew all a - round. 3.And on that limb there

œ œ œ™ œ œ œ œ œ œ U
œ œ™ œ
& J œ œ
was a branch, the �n - est branch you ev - er did see, And the

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Repeat as needed

 
  
  
  
  
 
 





         
   
      

  
  
  
  
 



  

 
 
   
    
    
 
 
   
 

Additional Verses:
Continue with the pattern as established, repeating
the indicated measures as necessary.

4. And on that branch there was a twig, 9. And on that wing there was a feather,
The finest twig you ever did see, The finest feather you ever did see,
And the twig on the branch, And the feather on the wing. . .
And the branch on the limb, 10. And on that feather there was a flea,
And the limb on the tree, The finest flea you ever did see,
And the tree in the woods, And the flea on the feather. . .
And the green grass grew all around, all around,
11. And on that flea there was an eye,
And the green grass grew all around.
The finest eye you ever did see,
5. And on that twig there was a nest, And the eye on the flea. . .
The finest nest you ever did see,
12. And in that eye there was a speck,
And the nest on the twig,
The finest speck you ever did see,
And the twig on the branch,
And the speck in the eye,
And the branch on the limb,
And the eye on the flea,
And the limb on the tree,
And the flea on the feather,
And the tree in the woods,
And the feather on the wing,
And the green grass grew all around, all around,
And the wing on the bird,
And the green grass grew all around.
And the bird in the egg,
6. And in that nest there was an egg, And the egg in the nest,
The finest egg you ever did see, And the nest on the twig,
And the egg in the nest. . . And the twig on the branch,
7. And in that egg there was a bird, And the branch on the limb,
The finest bird you ever did see, And the limb on the tree,
And the bird in the egg. . . And the tree in the woods,
8. And on that bird there was a wing, And the green grass grew all around, all around,
The finest wing you ever did see, And the green grass grew all around.
And the wing on the bird. . .

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 II Had
Had AaCat
Cat
Ilian Willwerth
Text: From traditional Kentucky mountain song
Traditional Kentucky Mountain Song Ilian Willwerth

4
&4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
I had a cat, and my cat pleased me, I fed my cat by - yon - der tree,

& œ œ œ œ œ ˙™ œ
œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
Cat goes �d - dle-dee - dee. I had a hen, and my hen pleased me, I

& œ œ œ œœ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ
fed my hen by - yon - der tree, Hen goes chi -mee- chuck, Cat goes �d -dle-dee -

& ˙™ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ
dee. I had a pig, and my pig pleased me, I fed my pig by - yon-der tree,

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙™
Pig goes grif - fy gruf - fy, Hen goes chi -mee- chuck, Cat goes �d - dle-dee - dee.

Note: Continue
Continue to add to add animals
animals ad always
ad lib, lib., always repeatingthe
repeating theprevious
previous animals
animalsin in
reverse order
reverse of original
order of original
presentation, and using the high, medium or low melodies depending on the animal’s
presentation, and using the high, medium or low melodies depending on the animal's sound. sound.

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©2010
 The Shepherd’s
The Shepherd's Meals
Meals
Music: Ilian Willwerth
Text: H. Ijzerman/E. Lebret
and I. Willwerth
Verse 1: H. Ijzerman/E. Lebret; Verse 2: I. Willwerth Ilian Willwerth

6 j j j Ϫ
&8 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ™ j j j œ™ j j
œ œ œJ œ™
œ œ œ
Chim - ney, you smoke. Fire we poke. Ket - tle you bring wa - ter to sing.

j j j j j j œ œ œ j œj œ œj j œj j j j œ œj
& œ œ œ œ œ œ J J J œ™ œ J œ œ œ œ
1.Coo - king a por -ridge de - li -cious- ly hot, coo-king a por -ridge while stir -ring the pot, of
2.Coo - king a thick soup de - li -cious- ly hot, coo-king a thick soup while stir -ring the pot, of

j j j j j j j j j œ œ œ j j
& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ J J J œ œ œ œ™ Œ ™ œ ™ œ™
J J
milk, and su - gar, of oats, or of rye, and the cin - na-mon add by and by. Por - ridge,
carrots and on- ions, of bar- ley, or rice, and some pep-per and salt would be nice! Thick soup,

& œ ™ œ™ œ ™ œ œJ œ™ Œ ™ œ ™ œ™ œ ™ œ™ œ ™ œ œ œ™ Œ ™
J
por - ridge, please now be done! Por - ridge, por - ridge, please now be done!
thick soup, please now be done! Thick soup, thick soup, please now be done!

Note: Printed with the kind permission of the Waldorf School Association of Ontario.

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 Stone Soup
Stone Soup

Music: Ilian Willwerth

Kundry Willwerth Ilian
Text: Willwerth
Kundry Willwerth

A
6 j j j j j j j j œ j j j j j j
&8 œ œ œ œ œJ œ œ œ œJ œ œ J œ œ œ œ œ œ
Three sol - diers were wal - king, were wal - king a - long; be -cause of their hun- ger they

j j œ œ œ j j j j j j j j
& œ œ œJ œ œ œ J J J œ œ œ œ œ œJ œ œ œ œj œj œj œ œ œ
sang this sad song, "There was no - thing for din-ner to - day or last night, and the day be- fore that not a

j j j j j j j j j j j j j j
œ œ
& J œ œ œ j j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ j j œ œ œ
œ œ œ J œ œ œ œ
meal was in sight." So grum - ble, and grum- ble, and grum-ble it goes, and grum- ble, and grum- ble from

B
j j 4œ œ œ œ œ œ œŒ œ œ œ œ œ œ œŒ
& œJ œ œ œ™ 4
sto - mach to toes. Said the pea- sants, "Fan - cy that! Soup from stones, oh fan - cy that!"

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ
Bub - ble, bub - ble goes the pot, bub- ble, bub - ble pi - ping hot. "Look the soup is

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
& œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ ˙
coo - king fast." "Fas - ter yet with ye - low - on- ions." Si - mon brings his ve - ry last.

Note: This song begins with several verses sung to the “A” melody, then has several verses sung to the “B”
melody, and ends with a verse sung to the “A” melody again.

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“A” Melody:
1. Three soldiers were marching, were marching along;
Because of their hunger they sang this sad song,
“There was nothing for dinner today or last night,
And the day before that not a meal was in sight.”
So grumble, and grumble, and grumble it goes,
And grumble, and grumble from stomach to toes.
2. At the sight of a village the soldiers were gay.
"We might get some dinner, and a bed of sweet hay.
We had nothing for dinner today or last night,
And the day before that not a meal was in sight.”
So grumble, and grumble, and grumble it goes,
And grumble, and grumble from stomach to toes.
3. They knocked at old Simon's, and asked for some food.
"No harvest was poorer, grain, apple, or root."
The baker assured them, "My leftover bread
I gave to six soldiers last morning instead."
So grumble, and grumble, and grumble it goes,
And grumble, and grumble from stomach to toes.
4. The farmer put buckets of milk in the well.
"The cows are all dry, as truly I tell."
Then the soldiers said, "Good folk, since hunger we fear,
Then let us cook stone soup on the market square here.
For grumble, and grumble, and grumble it goes,
And grumble, and grumble from stomach to toes."
5. "Now get us the biggest black pot in this town,
And from the town well lots of water bring down.
Then let's make a fire, the water to cook.
And now for three grey stones, quite round, you must look.
For grumble, and grumble, and grumble it goes,
And grumble, and grumble from stomach to toes.”
“B” Melody:
1. Said the peasants, "Fancy that!
Soup from stones, oh, fancy that!"
Bubble, bubble goes the pot,
Bubble, bubble, piping hot.
"Look, the soup is cooking fast!"
"Faster yet with yellow onions."
Simon brings his very last.
Spoken: Into the pot went the yellow onions with the
round, grey stones.
2. Said the peasants, "Fancy that!
Soup from stones, oh, fancy that!"
Bubble, bubble goes the pot,
Bubble, bubble, piping hot.
“Oh, the soup smells wonderful!”
“Better yet with long, thin carrots.”
Baker brings a bucket full.
Spoken: Into the pot went the long, thin carrots, with
the yellow onions, and the round, grey stones.
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3. Said the peasants . . . [Repeat the first half of the
verse each time through verse 7] . . . piping hot.
“Oh, the soup looks very good!”
“Better yet with a measure of split pease.”
Farmer brings them in his hood.
Spoken: Into the pot went the measure of split pease,
with the long, thin carrots, and the yellow onions, and
the round, grey stones.
4. . . . “Taste, the soup is very strong!”
“Stronger yet with potatoes and parsley.”
Mary brings potatoes and parsley along.
Spoken: Into the pot went the potatoes and parsley,
with the measure of split pease, and the long, thin
carrots, and the yellow onions, and the round, grey
stones.
5. . . . “Oh, this soup is fit for a queen!”
“Fit for a king, with salt and pepper.”
Children bring it from the kitchen clean.
Spoken: Into the pot went the salt and pepper, with
the potatoes and parsley, and the measure of split
pease, and the long, thin carrots, and the yellow on-
ions, and the round, grey stones.
6. . . . “Look you here, this soup is thin!”
“Nice and thick with butter and barley.”
Sam brings both in a big, bright tin.
Spoken: Into the pot went the butter and barley, with
the salt and pepper, and the potatoes and parsley,
and the measure of split pease, and the long, thin
carrots, and the yellow onions, and the round, grey
stones.
7. . . . “Ah, the soup is fit for a king!”
“The soup is ready; call one and all.”
Jim ran off the bell to ring.
8. Said the peasants, “Stop! if we
Eat a soup that’s fit for a king,
Let’s bring bread, and pie, and tea.”
“Now good-bye,” said the soldiers gay,
Pocketing the round, grey stones.
“These will serve for another day.”
Said the peasants, “Fancy that!
Soup from stones, oh fancy that!”
“A” Melody:
Three soldiers were marching, were marching along;
Because of full bellies they sang this glad song,
“There was stone soup for dinner today or last night,
And the day before that bread and pie was in sight.”
Then skip along, skip along, skipping it goes,
With a full and stuffed feeling from stomach to toes.
 Work Song
Work Song
Ilian Willwerth

Ilian Willwerth

4
&4 œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙
Wash your hands now, wash, wash, wash, 'Tis the time for wor - king.

& œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙
Wash your hands now, wash, wash, wash, Du - ties ne - ver shir - king.

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
& œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙
Look at all these friends of mine, wash - ing hands so clean and �ne!

Note: Create additional verses as desired. For example:

2. Brush your teeth now, brush, brush, brush
’Tis the time for working.
AdBrush lib other verses
your teeth now,asbrush,
desired. Forbrush
brush, example:
Duties never shirking.
2. Look
Brush at all
yourthese friends
teeth now,of brush,
mine brush, brush
"TisBrushing
the timeteethforsoworking.
white and fine!
3. Brush
Brush your your hairnow,
teeth now. .brush,
. brush, brush
Duries never shirking. of mine
. . . Look at all these friends
LookBrushing
at allhair so sleek
these friendsandof fine!
mine
4. Clean your
Brushing teethroom now. .and
so white . fine.
. . . Look how all these friends of mine
3. Brush your hair now...
Make their rooms so clean and fine!
... Look at all these friends of mine
5. Stir the soup now. . .
Brushing hair so sleek and fine.
. . . Look how all these friends of mine
4. Stir
Clean your
the soup so room
thicknow...
and fine!
... 6.
LookScrub the dishes. . . friends of mine
how all these
MakeLooktheir roomsfriends
at all these so clean
of mineand fine
5. scrubbing
Stir the soup dishes 'till they shine!
now...
... Look at all these friends of mine
Stir the soup so thick and fine
6. Scrub the dishes...
... Look at all these friends of mine
scrubbing dishes 'till they shine
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 Clean-up Song
Clean-up Song
Ilian Willwerth

Ilian Willwerth

3
&4 ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ
It is now the time of day when we clean up the things we used for

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙™ Œ œ œ ˙™ ˙ œ
play, and the tools that we worked with are put a - way, and we ga - ther, we

& ˙™ ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙™ ˙ œ ˙™
˙™ ˙™
ga - ther, we ga - ther to the rope train to go out - side.
cir - cle to have some fun.
ta - ble to eat our food.

& Ó œ œ œ œ ˙™ œ œ œ ˙™ ˙ œ œ œœ ˙ œ ˙ œ
So fol - low me, fol - low me, Oh, how hap - py we shall be to
for
to

& ˙™ ˙™ ˙™
˙™
go out - - side.
cir - - cle time.
eat our food

Note: Substitute appropriate words or create additional verses for your circumstances as needed.

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 Meal Blessing
Meal Blessing
Ilian Willwerth
Text: Rudolf Steiner
translation: Lyn Willwerth
Rudolf Steiner, translated by Lyn Willwerth Ilian Willwerth

3
&4 œ ˙ œ œ œ œœ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
The seeds a - wa -ken in the earth - ly night, The plants spring forth through the

U
& œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œœ
power of the air, the fruit ma - tures in the sun's pure light. Thus wakes the soul in the

œ œ
& œ œ œ ˙™ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙™
shrine of the heart, thus the might of the spi - rit springs forth in the light of the world,

& ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙™ ˙
Thus the po-wer of man ma - tures in the glo ry of God.

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 St. Michael Song
St. Michael Song
Text: Source Unknown

Anonymous Verse Ilian Willwerth

4 ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ
&4 œ ˙ œ œ
w
In Au - tumn, Saint Mi - chael with sword and with shield Pas - ses o - ver

& ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙™ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
˙
mea - dow, and or - chard, and �eld; He's on his way to bat - tle 'gainst dark - ness and

& ˙™ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙™ œ œ œ œ œ
strife; He is the heaven- ly war - rior, pro - tec - tor of life. The har -vest let us

˙ œ œ ˙™ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙
& ˙ œ œ
ga - ther with Saint Mi -chael's aid; The light he shed -deth fails not, Nor does it

& ˙™ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
˙ ˙™
fade; And when the corn is cut, and the mea - dows are bare We'll don St. Mi -chael's

œ œ œ ˙ œ
& ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙™ œ œ œ
˙ œ œ
ar - mor, and on - we'll - fare. We are Saint Mi -chael's war - riors with strong heart and

˙ œ œ
& ˙™ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙™ œ œ œ œ œ
mind; We'll forge our way through dark - ness Saint Mi - chael to �nd; And there he stands in

& ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
˙
glo - ry; Saint Mi - chael we pray:

œ œ œ œ œ œ
& ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙™
Lead us in - to bat - tle, and show - us the way.

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 Lullabye
Lullabye
for Bei Ling
for Bei Ling Ilian Willwerth

Ilian Willwerth

3
&4 ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙™ ˙ œ ˙ œ
˙ œ
Go to sleep, my lit - tle child, Close your wear - y

& ˙™ ˙™ ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ
˙ œ
eyes. Go to sleep, my lit - tle child, let slum - ber

& ˙ œ ˙™ ˙™ ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙™ ˙ œ
still your cries. - An - gels watch now o - ver you while I'm

˙ œ ˙ œ
& ˙™ ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙™ ˙™
sing - ing loo - loo - loo; Sleep, my ba - by, sleep, -

& ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙™ ˙™
sleep, my ba - by, sleep.

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 Verse for Young Children
Verse for Young Children
Text by Rudolf Steiner, translated by Lyn Willwerth

Rudolf Steiner, Translated by Lyn Willwerth Ilian Willwerth

3 œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙™ Œ œ œ œ œ œ
&4 œ œ œ ˙
From my head to my foot I am God's i - mage. From my heart to my

& ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙™ Œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ
œ œ œ
hands I feel God's breath. When I speak with my mouth, I fol - low God's

& ˙™ Ó œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ
will. And when I see God e - very - where, in Fa - ther and

˙ œ
& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ Ó œ ˙ œ œ ˙
Mo - ther, in all dear peo- ple, in beast and �o - wer, tree and

U
& ˙ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙™ ˙™
stone, I feel no fear; On - ly love to all a - round me.

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 About the Author

Ilian Willwerth is a trained musician and Waldorf teacher with over thirty years
of experience working with children ages three through fourteen. She grew
up in a musically rich home in which every morning was both greeted and
concluded with song, and making music as a family was a frequent occurrence.
This home environment, her own experience as a Waldorf student, and her
love for children resulted in her lifelong commitment to supporting Waldorf
education, the creative arts (especially music), and a lifestyle inspired by the
insights of anthroposophy.

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