Waldorf Songs

Waldorf schools use songs to transition from one thing to another.  I find myself humming the songs all day long but can never remember the words.  Finally, today I remembered some of them and I've managed to get them down on paper before they fell out of my head!

The first thing we do when we arrive at playgroup is go outside (always and regardless of the weather).  When it's time to go inside, we gather for circle time and sing several songs.  These two are the one's we sing most often.

{this is spoken and not sung, it's perfect to say in the morning when you wake up}

Good morning dear earth
Good morning dear sun
Good morning to the stones and the flowers everyone
Good morning to the bees and the birds and the trees
Good morning to you and good morning to me.


{this is perfect for our cold Wisconsin winters.  Not sure what songs the warm weather will bring us!}

Little Jackie Frost, he bit nose
Little Jackie Frost, hit bit my toes.
So I ran into the house,
and shut the door
Now little Jackie Frost can't bite me anymore.


{at our school, a candle is lit before we eat.  This is the song we sing when lighting the candle}
Little candle standing tall
Be the light inside us all
Burning bright!

{meal blessing -this is spoken and not sung}
Earth who gives to us this food
Sun who makes it ripe and good
Dearest Earth and dearest Sun
We thank you for all you have done.


{this is the last song we sing at the end of playgroup when saying good bye}
Make new friends, but keep the old
One is silver and the other gold.
The circle grows, it has not end
That is how I want to be your friend.

Do you have any songs you find yourself singing?  Any that have special meaning?  As I'm writing this post, Bug is singing "make new friends, but keep the old..."  It's contagious.

-Jo