Frere Jacques
Sleepy monk song
Frere Jacques is a traditional French nursery rhyme and round, known in English as "Brother John." The song asks a sleeping friar why he isn't ringing the morning bells: Frere Jacques, dormez-vous?
Its simple melody and repetitive structure make it one of the first songs children learn to sing in rounds.
- nurseryRoom for infants
- nursery rhymeTraditional poem for young children
- rhymeMatching terminal sounds
- children's songMusic for young ones
- bellsStruck metal sound-makers
church bells · bell tower · morning · brother · sleeping · ding · dong · matins · French · children · singing · sing along · round · canon · melody · sleepy · monk · chapel
- French SongsAlouette, La Marseillaise
- european folk songsGreensleeves, Danny Boy, Scarborough Fair, Auld Lang Syne, Bella Ciao
- Sing-AlongsJingle Bells, Kumbaya, campfire songs, camp songs, karaoke
- nursery rhymeslullabies, Little Jack Horner, cradle songs, Old Mother Hubbard, nursery rhymes
- LullabiesRock-a-Bye Baby, Hush Little Baby, Brahms Lullaby, Lullaby and Goodnight, Golden Slumbers
- Famous SongsJingle Bells, Silent Night, Amazing Grace, Auld Lang Syne, Ode to Joy
musical function/purpose
Frere JacquesRock-a-Bye Baby
Traditional cradle song
Hush Little Baby · lullaby · sleep music · Golden Slumbers · reveille
cultural register
Frere JacquesLa Marseillaise
French national anthem
Dies Irae · Édith Piaf · chanson · art song · Gregorian chant