Do Re Mi
Julie Andrews;Charmian Carr;Heather Menzies;Nicholas Hammond;Duane Chase;Angela Cartwright;Kym Karat Lyrics
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A very good place to start
When you read, you begin with A-B-C
When you sing, you begin with Do-Re-Mi
Do-Re-Mi
Do-Re-Mi
Do-Re-Mi
Do-Re-Mi
Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti
Oh, let's see if I can make it easy
Do, a deer, a female deer
Re, a drop of golden sun
Mi, a name, I call myself
Fa, a long, long way to run
So, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow So
Ti, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to Do, oh, oh, oh
Do, a deer, a female deer
Re, a drop of golden sun
Mi, a name, I call myself
Fa, a long, long way to run
So, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow So
Ti, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to Do
A deer, a female deer
Re, a drop of golden sun
Mi, a name, I call myself
Fa, a long, long way to run
So, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow So
Ti, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to Do
Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti-Do, So-Do
Now, children, Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So and so on
Are only the tools we use to build a song
Once you have these notes in your heads
You can sing a million different tunes by mixing them up
Like this
So, Do, La, Fa, Mi, Do, Re
Can you do that?
So, Do, La, Fa, Mi, Do, Re
So, Do, La, Ti, Do, Re, Do
So, Do, La, Ti, Do, Re, Do
Now put it all together
So, Do, La, Fa, Mi, Do, Re
So, Do, La, Ti, Do, Re, Do
Good
But it doesn't mean anything
So we put in words
One word for every note
Like this
When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything
Together
When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything
Do, a deer, a female deer
Re, a drop of golden sun
Mi, a name, I call myself
Fa, a long, long way to run
So, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow So
Ti, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to Do
Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So, La, Ti, Do
Do, Ti, La, So, Fa, Mi, Re
Do, Mi, Mi
Mi, So, So
Re, Fa, Fa
La, Ti, Ti
Do, Mi, Mi
Mi, So, So
Re, Fa, Fa
La, Ti, Ti
When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything
Do, a deer, a female deer
Re, a drop of golden sun
Mi, a name, I call myself
Fa, a long, long way to run
So, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow So
Ti, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to
So (So, Do)
Re (La, Fa)
Mi (Mi, Do)
Fa (Re)
So (So, Do)
La (La, Fa)
Ti (La, So, Fa, Mi, Re)
Ti, Do
The Do-Re-Mi song is a classic from the movie The Sound of Music and is sung by Julie Andrews with the Von Trapp children. The song is about teaching the basics of music, and it starts off by stating that the very beginning is a very good place to start. It then goes on to explain that when reading, one starts with the alphabet, while in music, it is Do-Re-Mi that one begins with.
Throughout the song, the tune of the notes is explained through fun and easy to remember words. For example, Doe, a deer, a female deer is used to explain the first note; Ray, a drop of golden sun explains the next note and so on. As the song progresses, it becomes more advanced, with more notes being added in, and the children are encouraged to mix up the notes to create different tunes.
The song is a fun way to learn about the basics of music and provides an easy-to-remember foundation for children learning to sing or play an instrument. Additionally, it's a great way to bond with children through music and create an enjoyable learning environment.
Line by Line Meaning
Let´s start at the very beginning
We should start from the very first step
A very good place to start
It is the perfect starting point
When you read you begin with A-be-see
Alphabets are the basics of reading
When you sing you begin with do-re-mi
Do-re-mi is the foundation of singing
Do-re-mi, do-re-mi
The first three notes of the musical scale
The first three notes just happen to be
The initial three notes are coincidentally
Do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti
The complete musical scale
Let´s see if I can make it easy
Let me try to simplify it
Doe, a deer, a female deer
Doe is a female deer
Ray, a drop of golden sun
Ray is a beam of sun's light
Me, a name I call myself
Me is used for referring to oneself
Far, a long, long way to run
Far is a distant distance to be covered
Sew, a needle pulling thread
Sew uses a needle to pull thread
La, a note to follow Sew
La comes after Sew in the musical scale
Tea, a drink with jam and bread
Tea is a beverage with jam and bread
That will bring us back to Do (oh-oh-oh)
That will take us to the first note of the scale
So-do!
Two consecutive notes of the musical scale
Now children, do-re-mi-fa-so and so on
Kids, these are just the basic notes
are only the tools we use to build a song
These notes are like construction materials for a song
Once you have these notes in your heads
When you memorize these notes
you can sing a million different tunes by mixing them up
You can create endless melodies by combining them differently
So Do La Fa Mi Do Re
A sequence of different notes
Can you do that?
Can you follow this sequence?
Now, put it all together
Now combine them all
So Do La Fa Mi Do Re, So Do La Ti Do Re Do
Put these sequences together
But it doesn´t mean anything
It is just a series of notes
So we put in words
Let's add meaningful words
One word for every note
Assign a word for each note
When you know the notes to sing
When you memorize the notes
You can sing most anything
You can sing anything using these notes
Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do
Reciting complete musical scale along with words
Do Ti La So Fa Mi Re
Another sequence of notes
Do Mi Mi
Two consecutive notes
Mi So So
Two consecutive notes
Re Fa Fa
Two consecutive notes
La Ti Ti
Two consecutive notes
Doe, a deer, a female deer
Recalling first line with words
Ray, a drop of golden sun
Recalling second line with words
Me, a name I call myself
Recalling third line with words
Far, a long, long way to run
Recalling fourth line with words
Sew, a needle pulling thread
Recalling fifth line with words
La, a note to follow Sew
Recalling sixth line with words
Tea, a drink with jam and bread
Recalling seventh line with words
That will bring us back to
Again referring to the first note of the scale
Do So Do
A sequence of notes
Re La Fa
Another sequence of notes
Mi Mi Do
Another sequence of notes
Fa Re
Two consecutive notes
So So Do
Another sequence of notes
La La Fa
Another sequence of notes
Ti La So Fa Mi Re
Another sequence of notes
Ti Do oh oh Ti Do So Do
Yet another sequence of notes
When you know the notes to sing
Repeating the same line again for emphasis
You can sing most anything
Repeating the same line again for emphasis
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Oscar II Hammerstein, Richard Rodgers
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