"Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" is an English lullaby. The lyrics are from an early-19th-century English poem written by Jane Taylor, "The Star".[1] The poem, which is in couplet form, was first published in 1806 in Rhymes for the Nursery, a collection of poems by Taylor and her sister Ann. It is now sung to the tune of the French melody "Ah! vous dirai-je, maman", which was first published in 1761 and later arranged by several composers, including Mozart with Twelve Variations on "Ah vous dirai-je, Maman".[2] The English lyrics have five stanzas, although only the first is widely known. The song is in the public domain.[3]
Where Jane Taylor was when she wrote the lyric is contested, with the localities of Colchester and Chipping Ongar each asserting a claim. However, Ann Taylor writes (in The Autobiography and Other Memorials of Mrs. Gilbert) that the first time Jane ever saw the village of Ongar was in 1810, and the poem had been published in 1806. "In the summer of 1810, Jane, when visiting London, had enjoyed a pic-nic excursion in Epping Forest, and observed on a sign post at one of the turnings, 'To Ongar.' It was the first time she had seen the name."[4]
The English lyrics were written as a poem by Jane Taylor (1783–1824)[5] and published with the title "The Star" in Rhymes for the Nursery by Jane and her sister Ann Taylor (1782–1866) in London in 1806:[6]
Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are! Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky.
When the blazing sun is gone, When he nothing shines upon, Then you show your little light, Twinkle, twinkle, all the night.
Then the trav'ller in the dark, Thanks you for your tiny spark, He could not see which way to go If you did not twinkle so.
In the dark blue sky you keep, And often thro' my curtains peep, For you never shut your eye, Till the sun is in the sky.
'Tis your bright and tiny spark, Lights the trav'ller in the dark, Tho' I know not what you are, Twinkle, twinkle, little star.
The lyrics were first published with the tune "Ah! vous dirai-je, maman" in The Singing Master: First Class Tune Book in 1838.[5] When sung, the first two lines of the entire poem are repeated as a refrain after each stanza.
^"First publication of 'Twinkle, twinkle, little star'". bl.uk. British Library. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
^. listserv.bccls.org. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
^"Children's Public Domain Song List". pdinfo.com.
^"The Autobiography and Other Memorials of Mrs. Gilbert".
^ abM. Cryer, Love Me Tender: The Stories Behind the World's Best-loved Songs (Frances Lincoln, 2009), pp. 83–5.
^I. Opie and P. Opie, The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes (Oxford University Press, 1951, 2nd edn., 1997), pp. 397–8. First publication of 'Twinkle, twinkle, little star'
^ abMildred J. Hill (26 July 1896). "Song Stories for the Kindergarten" – via Internet Archive.
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Twinkle Twinkle Little Star is an English lullaby The lyrics are from an early 19th century English poem written by Jane Taylor The Star 1 The poem which is in couplet form was first published in 1806 in Rhymes for the Nursery a collection of poems by Taylor and her sister Ann It is now sung to the tune of the French melody Ah vous dirai je maman which was first published in 1761 and later arranged by several composers including Mozart with Twelve Variations on Ah vous dirai je Maman 2 The English lyrics have five stanzas although only the first is widely known The song is in the public domain 3 Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Nursery rhymePublished1806Lyricist s Jane TaylorWhere Jane Taylor was when she wrote the lyric is contested with the localities of Colchester and Chipping Ongar each asserting a claim However Ann Taylor writes in The Autobiography and Other Memorials of Mrs Gilbert that the first time Jane ever saw the village of Ongar was in 1810 and the poem had been published in 1806 In the summer of 1810 Jane when visiting London had enjoyed a pic nic excursion in Epping Forest and observed on a sign post at one of the turnings To Ongar It was the first time she had seen the name 4 Contents 1 Lyrics 2 Melody 3 Other versions 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksLyrics EditThe English lyrics were written as a poem by Jane Taylor 1783 1824 5 and published with the title The Star in Rhymes for the Nursery by Jane and her sister Ann Taylor 1782 1866 in London in 1806 6 Twinkle twinkle little star How I wonder what you are Up above the world so high Like a diamond in the sky When the blazing sun is gone When he nothing shines upon Then you show your little light Twinkle twinkle all the night Then the trav ller in the dark Thanks you for your tiny spark He could not see which way to go If you did not twinkle so In the dark blue sky you keep And often thro my curtains peep For you never shut your eye Till the sun is in the sky Tis your bright and tiny spark Lights the trav ller in the dark Tho I know not what you are Twinkle twinkle little star The lyrics were first published with the tune Ah vous dirai je maman in The Singing Master First Class Tune Book in 1838 5 When sung the first two lines of the entire poem are repeated as a refrain after each stanza Melody Edit Twinkle Twinkle Little Star is sung to the French melody Ah vous dirai je maman nbsp source Audio playback is not supported in your browser You can download the audio file Other versions Edit nbsp Sheet music from Song Stories for the Kindergarten setting the words to a different tune 7 nbsp Tune used for the song in Song Stories for the Kindergarten source source source Problems playing this file See media help Additional variations exist such as1 From the 1840 novel Poor Jack chapter 4 by Frederick Marryat Pretty little twinkling star How I wonder what you are All above the earth so high Like a diamond in the sky 2 From 1896 in Song Stories for the Kindergarten 7 by Mildred J Hill Twinkle twinkle little star How we wonder what you are Up above the world so high Like a diamond in the sky When the glorious sun has set And the grass with dew is wet Then you show your little light Twinkle twinkle all the night When the golden sun doth rise Fills with shining light the skies Then you fade away from sight Shine no more till comes the night A parody of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star titled Twinkle Twinkle Little Bat is recited by the Mad Hatter in chapter seven of Lewis Carroll s Alice s Adventures in Wonderland 8 source source source source source source source source source source source source Woman performs Twinkle Twinkle Little Star singing gameA version using synonyms from Roget s Thesaurus exists 9 The opening lyrics are also used to begin the traditional murder ballad Duncan and Brady Alvin and the Chipmunks performed a swinging version cut off by Dave Seville The song can also be played as a singing game 10 See also EditList of nursery rhymes Frere Jacques Little Star TwinklingReferences Edit First publication of Twinkle twinkle little star bl uk British Library Retrieved 26 July 2021 LISTSERV 15 5 OPERA L Archives listserv bccls org Archived from the original on 3 March 2016 Retrieved 4 October 2014 Children s Public Domain Song List pdinfo com The Autobiography and Other Memorials of Mrs Gilbert a b M Cryer Love Me Tender The Stories Behind the World s Best loved Songs Frances Lincoln 2009 pp 83 5 I Opie and P Opie The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes Oxford University Press 1951 2nd edn 1997 pp 397 8 First publication of Twinkle twinkle little star a b Mildred J Hill 26 July 1896 Song Stories for the Kindergarten via Internet Archive Gardner Martin 1998 The Annotated Alice Random House p 98 ISBN 978 0 517 18920 7 Geoffrey Hughes A History of English Words Wiley Blackwell 2000 p 40 ISBN 9780631188551 Free Lead Sheet Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Michael Kravchuk Retrieved 5 May 2022 External links Edit nbsp Works related to Twinkle Twinkle Little Star at Wikisource nbsp Learning materials related to Nursery rhymes and songs Twinkle Twinkle Little Star at Wikiversity nbsp Media related to Twinkle Twinkle Little Star at Wikimedia Commons Audio segment from BBC Radio 4 Woman s Hour Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Twinkle Twinkle Little Star amp oldid 1178015538, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
