This section contains a selection of the songs in various languages. Where possible I've provided a bit of background information about the songs, and English translations. There are also lists of albums which include the songs and links to sites where you can get hold of those albums. Most of these songs have several different versions and there are links to some of those versions.
English | French | Georgian | Icelandic | Irish | Māori | Ndebele | Scottish Gaelic | Welsh | Zulu | Songs in multiple languages
Have you learnt any songs in languages you're studying? Would you like to record yourself singing them and share the recording? If so, please contact me.
Details of my own adventures in singing
In case you're wondering, the title of this section, Can o' songs, is a sort of multilingual pun. It's comes from the expression, can of worms; and in Welsh cân means 'song'; in Irish can means 'speak' and canadh means 'to sing'; while in Scottish Gaelic can means 'say'.
Multilingual song book
http://www.laukart.de/multisite/
A Traditional Music Library
http://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk
Rambles - reviews of folk, roots & traditional music
http://www.rambles.net
Folk Music of England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales & America
http://www.contemplator.com/folk.html
The Brobdingnagian Bards - A Bard's Celtic Lyric Director
http://www.thebards.net/music/
Folkinfo - a collection of traditional folk songs
http://www.folkinfo.org
Example of Arabic songs
http://www.tolearnarabic.com/media.html
The Jochen Eisentraut Trio
http://www.myspace.com/thedrjaytrio
http://www.youtube.com/user/jochensax
Caarjyn Cooidjagh
http://caarjyn.com
Gearóidín Bhreathnach
http://www.folkmusic.net/htmfiles/webrevs/cicd130.htm
Christine Primrose
http://www.myspace.com/primrosechristine
Copyright 1998- Simon Ager
