Do-Re-Mi Lyrics
Artist: Sound Of Music
Song Facts
- Genre: Musical Theatre
- Released: 1965
- Album: The Sound of Music Soundtrack
- Songwriters: Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
- Performed by: Julie Andrews (Maria) and the children
OST Info
"The Sound of Music" is a famous musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. It was first performed on Broadway in 1959 and later adapted into a popular film in 1965, starring Julie Andrews as Maria. It is based on the von Trapp family’s true story and the group’s adventures in Austria before World War Two. Rodgers and Hammerstein’s other musicals include "Oklahoma!", "The King and I", and others; their songs express everything you need to know. "The Sound of Music" remains one of their most beloved works, continuing to enchant audiences around the world.
Annotations and Meaning
The song "Do-Re-Mi" from The Sound of Music is a fun and educational song sung by Maria to teach the children how to sing. In reality, the song is based on Maria’s assertion of how children’s music education should begin: “Let’s start at the beginning." Then she explains that learning how to sing entails learning the names of the musical notes. To aid the children in comprehending and remembering the notes, she uses silly and straightforward sayings. For example, the first couplet is “Doe, a deer, a female deer” and the second “Ray, a drop of golden sun.” She attempts to create the atmosphere as lighthearted and pleasurable with the other pupils. Moreover, she repeats the words, which helps children recall the material better. The main phrase is “When you know the notes to sing, you can sing most anything.” The phrase implies that once you understand the basics of the subject.
Do-Re-Mi Lyrics
Do-Re-Mi by Sound Of Music
Let's start at the very beginning
A very good place to start
When you read you begin with
Child (Gretyl):
ABC
Maria:
When you sing you begin with do re mi
Children:
Do re mi
Maria:
Do re mi
The first three notes just happen to be
Do re mi
Children:
Do re mi
Maria:
Do re mi fa so la ti
Oh let's see if I can make it easier hmmm:
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 so
Tea- a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to do oh oh oh
Child:
Do
Maria:
A deer, a female deer
Children:
Re
Maria:
A drop of golden sun
Children:
Mi
Maria:
A name I call myself
Children:
Fa
Maria:
A long long way to run
All:
So- a needle pulling thread
La
Maria:
A note to follow so
Te
Children:
A drink with jam and bread
Maria:
That will bring us back to do
Children:
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
All:
Sew- a needle pulling thread
La- a note to follow so
Tea- a drink with jam and bread
Maria:
That will bring us back to do
Do re mi fa so la te do so do
Now children do re mi fa so and so on
Are only the tools we use to build a song
Onces you have these notes in your head
You can sing a million different tones by mixing them up
Like this: so do la fa mi do re
Can you do that
Children:
So do la fa mi do re
Maria:
So do la ti do re do
Children:
So do la ti do re do
Maria:
Now put it all together
All:
So do la fa mi do re, so do la ti do re do
Maria:
Good
Child (Brigitta):
But it doesn't mean anything
Maria:
So we put in the words.
One word per every note.
Like this:
When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything
Together:
All:
When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything
Maria:
Doooooo
All:
A deer, a female deer
Child:
Reeee
All:
A drop of golden sun
Child:
Miiiii
All:
A name I call myself
Maria:
Faaaaa
All:
A long long way to run
Maria:
Soooo
All:
A needle pulling thread
Child:
Laaaa
All:
A note to follow so
Child:
Teeee
All:
A drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to dooo
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)
Do mi mi)
Mi so so) When you know the
Re fa fa)
La ti ti)
Do mi mi)
Mi so so) notes to sing
Re fa fa)
La ti ti)
Do mi mi)
Mi so so) You can sing most
Re fa fa)
La ti ti)
All:
Anything things
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 so
Tea- a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to
So do la fa mi do re (Maria goes up scale DoReMeFa)
So do la fa (Maria SoLTiiiii) (la sooooo) (ti faaaa) (mi reeee) ti dooooo
So do
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