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Name That Tune!
I need your help solving a mystery today. Recently, I purchased a sweet, musical snow/water globe. I never had a snow globe growing up and now, here I am all grown up and enamored with them. I’m pretty sure I’m going through my 10th childhood. You know I’m never going to grow up so let’s just be kids, forever. Deal?
This little snow globe plays the cutest song but I can not place the tune. So, I wound it up and video taped it so you could hear it. I just know someone is going to recognize this little ditty.
When I listen to it, I’m suddenly in Jane Austin’s world and ladies in beautiful ball gowns are dancing a minuet. 🙂 Last night I wound it up alllll the way to see how long it would play. I was amazed to find it will go a full 3 1/2 minutes if you wind it up all the way. I love that!
I only videotaped about 1- 1/2 minutes because you’ll be able to hear the full song several times during that time frame. I just know someone is going to recognize it right away and solve this mystery! Pardon my southern drawl….you didn’t know the words “globe” and “ideas” had 3 syllables, did you? 😉
Thanks for your suggestions! Can’t wait to hear what you think it may be!
If you like watching videos, there’s one more here at BNOTP. You’ll find a tablescaping video here: Metlox Poppytrail Sculptured Daisy After I made that video, several folks suggested I do it more often but the process was very cumbersome back then. Now it’s way easier. My camera has a video camera built in and uploading to YouTube is a breeze! Seriously! I couldn’t believe how it easy it was. So I may be including more videos in the future, mixing them in with posts.
Pssst: The seasonal footer at the bottom of BNOTP has been updated with lots of new springtime links. The daffodils are blooming here and the days are getting longer. I’m sooo ready for spring and summer! If it’s cold and snowy where you are and you’ve had enough already, check out some of the links in the footer. Springtime is just a click away!
Hi Susan
Sounds like a lively take on Three Blind Mice!
It’s for sure a german children’s song about the springtime. I believe it’s called: Alle Kinder since schon da.
That would make sense since it has a sweet Easter bunny with a basket of eggs. Def like that idea, so I hope that’s it! 🙂
Oops. I just googles it and it’s Alle Vogeln sind schon da……which is about birds and spring. It’s on youtube if you want to hear it in german.
I’m glad that my Master’s in german is finally paying off 🙂
One person on Facebook suggested that, too…so I bet you guys are onto something!
😀
I have no idea, but I want to know, too! I pinned it in hopes someone would know. Please be sure to let us know when you find out. I have a love of snowglobes, too.
Have a great day!
Laurie
Lulu and Daisy
I don’t know what the song is either, but do you have the soundhound app on your smart phone? Guess I should ask if you have a smart phone–I don’t! Husband has it and the app will listen to a song and almost always come up with the song name. Surely someone will know, good luck.
There’s an app for that? HA! Love it! I will def do that if no one is able to figure it out. Thanks Hallie for telling me about that!
Hi Susan: It sounds like to me “Pop goes the Weasil”!!!!
BTW love your cute southern accent!!! 🙂
oops should have been weasel
Here is the first verse:
Half a pound of tuppenny rice
Half a pound of treacle
That’s the way the money goes
Pop goes the weasel
Thanks, Megan. 🙂
I hear a stylized “Twinkle, twinkle little star,” though I have no idea why it would be on a bunny themed music box.
Lisa, for a skinny minute, I thought it was that, too. There’s one teeny section that does sound like it.
That’s exactly what I thought it was–a variation of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star 🙂
That’s exactly what I hear….
I thought I heard Twinkle, Twinkle little star, too!
Now I know my ABC’s next time won’t yu
sing with me….
Sandy
I agree. Often times music boxes embellish the tune.
enjoy your musings, jr
I don’t recognize it. The middle section sounds like it comes from Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star (i.e., “Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky”) but the other part (which repeats), doesn’t sound familiar at all. (And I know a LOT of songs!) It could be an original composition.
Sweet though…
It does sound like a different take on Twinkle Twinkle Little Star….. 🙂
I agree with Lisa – it is a variation on “Twinkle, Twinkle”, which I believe was Mozart’s genius. He loved to play new tricks with a melody, so I suspect this is one of his “variations”.
From Wikipedia re: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star:
“Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” is a popular English lullaby. The lyrics are from an early 19th-century English poem, “The Star” by Jane Taylor. 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 sung to the tune of the French melody “Ah! vous dirai-je, Maman”, which was published in 1761 and later arranged by Mozart for a famous set of variations.[1][dead link] The English lyrics have five stanzas, although only the first is widely known. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 7666.
Thanks, Wendy! Amazing that Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star had 5 stanzas!:)
my guess would be the ABC song……..
lois
I hear strains of “I’m a little teapot” I bet this is a nursery rhyme song!
I don’t know what the song is, but I DO know it will be playing in my head all day! LOL
LOL You and me both! I went to bed last night with that song in my head last night and it’s back now. 🙂
Mozart composed several variations based on a French folk tune that we know/recognize as “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.” Having gone to You Tube and listened to the full almost 6 minutes of the composition, I think that this music box is playing one of Mozart’s variations. It’s very pretty – I can see/hear why you like it!
I agree with Twinkle Twinkle – they took creative liberties with it. Maybe some of the tines are warped or broken. 🙂 Good luck but I would go with Twinkle. 🙂
I just played this for my sister who is a retired music teacher and musician……..and she said it is so darling and sweet, and hasen’t a clue as to what it is!!!!! But said it must be a folk tune or and child’s rhyme……..wow, that was a big help!!!! Good luck!!!!
I think WendyBee probably has the answer. I was thinking it may be a second or ….. stanza of the song. What ever it is it is quiet charming. Better yet is your little video and how you captured our interest. What fun and a good way for us all to get to know you a little more. I love the internet; I think this is why it was invented.
Yes, I was going to jump in here and say it’s a stylized version of the “ABC”/”Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” song. Of course, everyone KNOWS they’re the same tune…right? That is a really cute version!
I can sort of hear a bit of all the songs other people have said they’ve heard; however, it must have something to do with Easter. The Easter bunny? Easter eggs? An Easter basket? Maybe a hymn? Can’t come up with anything definitive. :o(
I thought Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star also, especially in that one part. Amazing to learn that a smart phone app might be able to tell you! It was also nice to hear “the voice” behind BNOTP!
Thanks, Linda! I’ve only made a couple of videos for BNOTP but I’ve discovered it is amazingly easy to make one with my camera and to upload it to YouTube. Here’s a tablescaping video I made ages ago. It’s buried back in the archives. https://betweennapsontheporch.net/retro-tablescape-with-metlox-sculptured-daisy-welcome-to-the-103rd-tablescape-thursday/ Hopefully you won’t need a translator for my southern accent! 😉
Thanks, Susan, that was fun and I enjoyed the video of your Daisy Tablescape. Love your Southern accent and I have one as well!
I sort of thought it sounded like “In The Merry Old Land of Oz”
Susan…What a mystery! I also heard parts of “Pop goes the Weezel” but others too! Tried to used “Shazaam” on the iPhone but no luck….LOL!
I am thinking twinke, twinke, little star.
I have played and recorded Mozart’s twelve variations in Ah! Vous dirai-je, Maman (Twinkle, twinkle little star), and this melody is definitely none of them. Perhaps an English melody to a nursery rhyme????
Wow, this is really is proving to be a tricky one! 🙂
It is the classical song from which Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star was taken. I cannot remember the name of it or the composer.
It certainly is! Write a post about how to put videos on one’s blog. I was looking into it and it sounded way too complicated, but I’m sure it’s not. 🙂
I’d definitely say it’s a variation on Mozart’s tune that we usually connect with “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.” The meter is absolutely consistent with that tune, so I’ll bet that’s it. Reminds me of the first song kids learn to play in Suzuki violin lessons.
I do find myself wondering why the music box company didn’t choose something like “A Tisket, a Tasket” for this music box. It’s darling!
Thanks, Richella. Twinkle, Twinkle Litte Star is a little odd for a water globe of a bunny with an Easter basket. 🙂
Well it sure sounds like Twinkle Twinkle Little Star to me, Susan. Maybe a special rendition for a particular production? Is there any manufacturing info on the music box?
Nope, nothing at all. They just wanted to torture us and make us figure it out, I guess. 😉
I agree with Sandy who guessed”Now I know my abc’s”. Cute little ditty.
Maybe it’s just a “tune” and not a real song.
It sounds like a mixture between I’m a Little Teapot and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. But I’m also thinking I’ve really heard it before somewhere just as it is. I have a friend in England – I’ll forward it to her and see if she knows.
Glenda, that’s a great idea! Let me know what she says.
Dear Susan-
Even if your newsletter in the beginning is a bit “wonky”, I’m sure you will not disappoint! Just like your blog, it’s sure to be a favorite and one I will look forward to receive.
You are a blessing and I’m so grateful for your time, talent and treasure!
Awww, thanks…appreciate that so much! You are a love!
I think it’s Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star – a Nursery Song.
Mary
Hmmm…it sounds vaguely familiar but haven’t a clue. I found this link that lists other links that might help you find out: http://www.labnol.org/internet/find-name-of-songs/12316/
I love snowglobes as well and have collected them for years. I bought some on my travels and have a friend at Delta who is well versed in sending me some from all over the world. 🙂 Have you looked for a manufacturer of this globe that you could write to and ask them which song that might be? It’s a charming song, but sadly I have no clue as to what it could be.
Bon chance!
Unfortunately, there are no marks on the bottom. It’s not an expensive globe or anything…just sweet.
I hear Humpty Dumpty. All the king’s horses and all the king’s men, couldn’t put humpty together again. Love your accent. It’s been a long time since I’ve heard the charm of the southern voice. Our daughter received her Masters from UGA! Go bulldogs!!
My son graduated from there, too! Go DAWGS! 🙂 Thanks, Jerilyn! It’s painful to hear yourself sometime. lol
Definitely a variation of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. Very pretty.
Sounds like a variation of “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” to me!
The snowglobe is adorable!
Loved hearing both the bunny music box and YOU, Susan! The sound of your voice makes all your beautiful pictures so much more personal. Yes, yes, please do include a live porch show and tell when you want. I don’t have anything different to add to the guesses on the music, however, I do love what was playing in the background while you did your tablescape walk through. Can you share please?
Nancy, I’m pretty sure the song I had playing in the background was, “Caribbean Blue.” I know it was an Enya song. I have her CD called, The Very Best of Enya so I think it was from that CD. Her music is kind of mesmerizing. 🙂
Nancy, you can hear it here on YouTube. I think that’s the song I had playing in the background. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1L8uRApYeQ and I think this is a link to the full album: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOtQ2vMxOl0
I agree with “Merry Old Land of Oz.” with a ha ha ha, ho, ho, ho, and a couple of tra-la-las. That’s how we laugh the day away in the merry old land of Oz!
It sounds like it may be some kind of an Irish lullaby. I can hear a little Irish melody in there.
I closed my eyes and could here the ice cream truck coming : )
Is it ” im a little teacup”? Kinda sounds like it to me.
But its gonna drive me crazy til someone figures it out, lol.
LOVE LOVE your blog.
Nikki
My daughter says it’s an odd version of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star….
I also hear Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, with a lot of fancy playing around on the bells besides! But there are those bits of “In the Merry Old Landof Oz”! LOL, this is fun!
I’m hearing a bunch of songs…twinkle, twinkle; pop goes the weasel; I’m a little teapot… I don’t think it is a particular song but the shazam app might help.
Gina, check out this link someone left on Facebook, it even sounds a little like this cute German song. 🙂
http://youtu.be/vHC-Io6q3zg
That’s it!
I hear Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, but with a few fancier notes added…
That is the German children’s song called “Alle Voegel (or Voegelein) sind schon da” which means something like all the birds or birdies are here already. Here is a really short Youtube clip of another music box playing the same song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmLtd8527NM
The title has the word Voegel which is really an “umlaut o” instead of “oe” and means birds.
Nanette, someone on Facebook thought that, too. That may very well be it! 🙂 I love the video with all the birds.
Gals with southern drawls RULE!!!!
Grins! I have an accent as well.
Not sure about the song….kind of sounds like twinkle twinkle little star…but have to wonder about the rest of the tune.
Anyways, it’s a sweet tune with a sweet bunny globe.
d in kansas where it is snowing
🙂 Thanks, Deanna. lol
Hmm, doesn’t sound like anything this retired teacher of 33 yrs ever heard!
For an Easter globe I would think,
“In a Cabin by the woods, little man by the window stood.
Said a rabbit hopping by, help me, …..”
I have to go google it to find the rest of the words! Lol!
Congrats on the newsletter, and yes, you do sound Southern, but not Paula Deenish!
Awww, that would have been perfect!
I just knew I could Google “Easter Bunny Snow Globe Songs” and have the answer within minutes!
But I’m sorry to say, I am without a clue.
Beautiful snow globe and adorable song, though.
I will be humming it all day!
Thanks for trying that…I hadn’t even thought of doing that. That was a great idea, though! 🙂
Just wondering if it is a medley of songs! Loved the Sculptured Daisy video. It looks like we have all the same pieces, except I don’t have the one that is next to the split bowl. It really is a sweet pattern..I was daisy crazy back in that time. My cage style wedding gown had daisy lace around the sleeves and hem of the silk organza cage. Just checked on Replacements and that pitcher is listed at $59.95! Thanks for the memory!
Wow! That’s a bunch for a pitcher! Thanks, Helen!
Easter Bunny- Submitted by Sherry
Tune: “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”
Easter Bunny, hop, hop, hop.
Make your ears go flop, flop, flop.
Hide your colored eggs around
In the grass and on the ground.
Easter Bunny, hop, hop, hop.
Make your ears go flop, flop, flop.
or
Easter bunny, soft and white , hopping quickly out of sight”.
“Bringing treats and goodies too. I wish I could play with you. Turn around, don’t hop away, maybe you can stay and play”. The “Easter Bunny Song” is sung to the tune of “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”.
Cute! That would work! 🙂
It’s a variation of twinkle twinkle little star.
Hi Susan – I think it’s definitely Twinkle Twinkle Little Star with some little note embellishments! I even let my granddaughter, Brooke, listen to it, and she agrees with me – almost immediately she said that’s Twinkle Twinkle Star song, Nana ! So, that’s our answer to “Name that Tune” – and it’s a beautiful little globe btw ! Hugs, Dorinda
Hi, Susan!
I love the pretty snow globe!
I e-mailed the link to my son who has a SoundHound app on his phone and it actually did recognize the melody as the popular German children’s song: “Alle Vögel sind schon da” which actually is a homage to the Spring and literally means: “All the birds are already here”. It was written by Hoffmann von Fallersleben, a German poet who is best known for writing the national anthem of Germany.
You can hear the “Alle Vögel sind schon da” here: (There’s a translation in English, too.) http://www.mamalisa.com/?p=255&t=es&c=38#multimediaBoxInternalLink.
P.S. I loved to hear your voice! 🙂
~Hugs to you~
Cecilia
Thanks Cecilia! Two other folks have said it was that song but most folks thought it might be Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. I like it being the German song because that fits so well with the theme of the globe…so let’s go with that one! 🙂
Oh, and thanks for doing that! 🙂
Susan, the app he uses is called “SOUNDHOUND”.
Oh, gotcha…I can’t read! 🙂
Susan, this is definitely a children’s song and I am sure that I have played it on the piano in the past. The “Wizard of Oz” song is the closest, I think, but I am not sure that is it. Maybe, a classical piece that had words added later – aggghhhh! Wish I could think of it!!
Looks like Nanette was right, I just listened to it on youtube.
Make a label and stick it underneath so you don’t forget 🙂
It’s a sweet tune….. Makes me want to skip, frolic and lay Easter Eggs in the woods…la lalala la lalala… 🙂 Ahh to be a little one again!
That’s a good idea, Liz…I know I’ll forget!
Let’s play this game again sometime! What fun! Looking forward to the Postcards newsletter.
The German children’s song it is ! Richella, we did play that as a beginning song in Suzucki violin lessons, in addition to Twinkle,Twinkle Little Star. Wonder if I still have the “music” somewhere in my archives.
Found it in a children’s song book I bought many years ago in Switzerland. Alle Vogel sind schon da is correct! Can you tell I’m an elementary music ?
teacher….
Debi, I do think that’s it! Thanks!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHC-Io6q3zg
its a german song about spring and birds
Thanks, Cyndy! That’s it! 🙂
Here is the same sweet little song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmLtd8527NM
It is the German Song that was posted #2 in your comments!
Oh, what a cute music box and that is definitely the song! Thanks, Molly! Soo cute! I love my little music globe even more knowing that it’s playing that adorable song about the birds returning. 🙂
Oh my gosh! I just bought the exact same snow globe! It plays a song that we used to sing in grade school about spring!
“Spring has come the birds are here!
Listen to them singing!
Black and yellow, red and blue!
Sing their happy songs to you!
Spring has come the birds are here!
Listen to them singing!”
Cheryl, I’m pretty sure that’s it because several folks found it at Youtube. Glance back through the comments and you’ll see a link to the song on youtube. It’s soooo cute!
I think Monica Stave from Facebook is correct. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmLtd8527NM
Yep, several folks found it on YouTube. I just love that it’s about birds. 🙂
Check this out, Mary. Several folks said it’s this…which is the same as what was playing on the German music box. Such a cute song! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHC-Io6q3zg
Definitely “Alle Vogel” although it reminded me of Twinkle/Alphabet Song at first. The words are so fitting for springtime:
All the birds are already here,
All the birds, all!
What singing, music playing,
Whistling, chirping, trills!
Spring wants to arrive now,
It comes with song and sounds.
(No, not my translation but, boy howdy, am I ready for spring to arrive with all her happy birdsong!)
Love those lyrics! Such a cute song!
Definitely “Alle Vogel” although it has bits of Twinkle/Alphabet Song. The lyrics are so appropriate for your snowglobe:
All the birds are already here,
All the birds, all!
What singing, music playing,
Whistling, chirping, trills!
Spring wants to arrive now,
It comes with song and sounds.
(No not my translation, but boy am I ever ready for some cheery spring songs instead of wintery windhowl!)
I think it is Twinkle, twinkle little star, or the ABC song. It has just been jazzed up at bit! AT any rate the globe itself is lovely.
Have a super week!
Susan, it’s an absolutely adorable snow globe. I don’t know the song, but I bet the lady that said it was a German song about spring is correct.
Thanks, Margo!
I’ll bet it’s the German children’s song, it seems most appropriate. So where did you find the perfect bunny snow globe? It was warmer here last week, this week is windy, cold and big drops of rain by the buckets. Spring is edging closer! Patty/BC
I found it in Marshalls a few days ago. Hope it arrives soon, Patty! I’m so ready for it!
Hi Susan –
Great to hear all of the positive comments on your newsletter! Just a thought… there are so many amazing women who link up to your site… have you thought about a guest corner with an article from your followers on their areas of interest… decorating, cooking, DIY, etc. I would be glad to kick off October with an article on breast cancer awareness.
Thanks for all you do and your daily dose of inspiration.
Holly
I’m not sure, but it sounds like the ABC song. Love your blog!
Enjoyed watching the old Metlox tablescape video. Did you ever figure out what the piece was that looked like a vase or planter with underplate?
Bev, I think it’s a gravy bowl. I forgot where I saw that…maybe on an eBay auction.
i think it is a jazzed up Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
Very late in responding, but I do also think it is Twinkle twinkle little star jazzed up
Truthfully, I don’t have a clue! I think it’s a tune to confuse old people like me!!
Happy Easter to you all.
Happy Easter, Arleen!