Translation by Tao-Lin Hwang
Swing High, Swing Low
Language: Chinese (中文)
搖呀搖 搖到內山 去挽茄 挽若多 挽夠一飯籬 也好吃 也好賣 也好給嬰仔作度晬
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Shih-Hui Chen (b. 1962), "Swing High, Swing Low", 2005, copyright © 2005 [ baritone clarinet, flute, violoncello, harp and percussion ], from Sweet Rice Pie: Six Songs on Four Taiwanese Nursery Rhymes, no. 2, Trigon Press Music
Publisher: Black Tea Music [external link] [sung text checked 1 time] - by Shih-Hui Chen (b. 1962), "Swing High, Swing Low", 2005, copyright © 2005 [ baritone clarinet, flute, violoncello, harp and percussion ], from Sweet Rice Pie: Six Songs on Four Taiwanese Nursery Rhymes, no. 5, Trigon Music Press
Publisher: Black Tea Music [external link] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Tao-Lin Hwang)
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-06-15
Line count: 8
Word count: 8
Swing high, swing low
Language: English after the Chinese (中文)
Swing high, swing low Into the hills we go Where eggplants grow Plenty we'll pick today 'Nough for a rice basket Yummy to the last bit So hot on the market Perfect for babe's first birthday
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Text Authorship:
Based on:
- a text in Chinese (中文) from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-06-15
Line count: 8
Word count: 36