Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, Brickman enrolled in the Cleveland Institute of Music taking courses in composition and performance, while taking business classes at Case Western Reserve University. His music career started when he was nineteen, when Jim Henson hired him to write tunes for Sesame Street. He was also hired to write commercial jingles while in college.
Brickman writes a wide variety of music. Besides his piano compositions and love songs, he has also created arrangements of other songs. Several of his albums feature arrangements of children's music; he has produced two Christmas-themed albums The Gift (1997) and Peace (2003); and his 2005 album Grace concentrates on arrangements of well-known Christian music.
Jim Brickman has also starred in the now-on-DVD PBS specials "My Romance: An Evening with Jim Brickman", "Love Songs & Lullabies" and "The Disney Songbook." In 2006, he sponsored his first Jim Brickman Valentine's Day Cruise with Carnival Cruise Lines which has become an annual event.
Frere Jacques
Jim Brickman Lyrics
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Frère Jacques
Dormez-vous?
Dormez-vous?
Sonnez les matines,
Sonnez les matines.
Ding, dang, dong.
The lyrics to Jim Brickman's song Frere Jacques are an interpretation of the famous French nursery rhyme that bears the same name. The song begins with the repetition of the titular line, "Frere Jacques," which roughly translates to "Brother John." The line is then followed by, "Dormez-vous?" which means "Are you sleeping?" This line continues to be repeated, as if the singer is attempting to rouse the titular Frere Jacques from slumber.
The next line, "Sonnez les matines," literally means "ring the matins." This line, along with the following line "Ding, dang, dong," are the most recognizable parts of the song, and are often used in pop culture as shorthand for indicating that something is meant to sound like a church bell. Together with the previous lines, the overall sense is that the singer is trying to wake up Frere Jacques in order to attend the early morning mass.
Line by Line Meaning
Frère Jacques
Brother Jacques, a name given to a monk or friar.
Frère Jacques
Brother Jacques, a name given to a monk or friar.
Dormez-vous?
Are you sleeping? It's a question directed toward the monk or friar.
Dormez-vous?
Are you sleeping? It's a question directed toward the monk or friar.
Sonnez les matines
Ring the bells for morning prayers or services.
Sonnez les matines
Ring the bells for morning prayers or services.
Ding, dang, dong.
The sound of the bells ringing.
Ding, dang, dong.
The sound of the bells ringing.
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Steph
Magique tout simplement ⭐
MBR
this is enchanting..it brings to life..wonderful childhood memories...singing this.. loved it as a child...now I love this..
ㅋㅋㅋ
Young, dumb, stupid, young, dumb, stupid
But who cares? (Young, dumb, stupid) but who cares? (Young, dumb, stupid)
우린 겁이 없어 (but who cares?), do whatever we want (but who cares?)
딩당동 (우린 겁이 없어), 딩당동 (do whatever we want)