Do Re Mi
Julie Andrews Charmian Carr Nicholas Hammond Heather Menzies Duane Chase Angela Cartwright Debbie Tu Lyrics


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Letยดs start at the very beginning
A very good place to start
When you read you begin with A-be-see
When you sing you begin with do-re-mi

Do-re-mi, do-re-mi
The first three notes just happen to be
Do-re-mi, do-re-mi

Do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti
Letยดs see if I can make it easy

Doe, a deer, a female deer
Ray, a drop of golden sun
Me, a name I call myself
Far, a long, long way to run
Sew, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow Sew
Tea, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to Do (oh-oh-oh)

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 doesnยดt 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

Doe, a deer, a female deer
Ray, a drop of golden sun
Me, a name I call myself
Far, a long, long way to run
Sew, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow Sew
Tea, 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

When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything

Doe, a deer, a female deer
Ray, a drop of golden sun
Me, a name I call myself
Far, a long, long way to run
Sew, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow Sew
Tea, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to


Do So Do
Re La Fa
Mi Mi Do
Fa Re
So So Do
La La Fa




Ti La So Fa Mi Re
Ti Do oh oh Ti Do So Do

Overall Meaning

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

Letยดs 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


Letยดs 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 doesnยดt 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




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Written by: R. RODGERS, O. HAMMERSTEIN

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@roninraveyu6078

Doe, a deer, a female deer
Ray, a drop of golden sun
Me, a name I call myself
Far, a long, long way to run
Sew, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow Sew
Tea, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to Do

Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do
Do Do Ti La So Fa Mi Re

Do Mi Mi
Mi So So
Re Fa Fa
La Ti Ti

When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything

Doe, a deer, a female deer
Ray, a drop of golden sun
Me, a name I call myself
Far, a long, long way to run
Sew, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow Sew
Tea, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to

Do So Do
Re La Fa
Mi Mi Do
Fa Re
So So Do
La La Fa
Ti La So Fa Mi Re
Ti Do oh oh Ti Do So Do



All comments from YouTube:

@swinger9374

In my opinion the greatest musical ever

@ranelcharles6565

Mindblower undisputable fact!!!

@zers_148

Your not wrong

@randomguy6679

Maybe if it wasn't three hours long and didn't have a weak second half

@user-lr7li1ik3b

@@crazyalarmstudios2012 both

@yuenkoi

Totally agree

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@xumo4732

Even though this was released in 1965, LOOK AT THE HIGH QUALITY OF THIS!!!!!

@krausfamily4491

Ikr?! Even with the HD on, it looks like it was made in the 2000s!

@sirclassicalhou3650

Oh wow! Now that I look at the high quality, it does look very ahead of its time!

@peteplayz-norskgaming5723

When it was first released it was lower quality and most of the time black and white. The movie was remastered later using more modern computers to process the original film used.

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