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"Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" is a popular 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 sung to the tune of the French melody "Ah! vous dirai-je, maman", which was 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. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 7666.

"Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"
Nursery rhyme
Published	1806
Lyricist(s)	Jane Taylor

The song is in the public domain,[3] and has many adaptations around the world.[4]

Lyrics

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 traveller 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 from "The Star" were first published with the tune in The Singing Master: First Class Tune Book in 1838.[5] When sung,[7] the first two lines of the entire poem are repeated as a refrain after each stanza.

Melody

"Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" is sung to the tune of the French melody "Ah! vous dirai-je, maman", which is also used for the "Alphabet song" and "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep".

Other versions

Additional variations exist such as

1. 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[8] 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.[9]

An adaptation of the song, named "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Earth", was written by Charles Randolph Grean, Fred Hertz and Leonard Nimoy. It is included on Nimoy's first album Leonard Nimoy Presents Mr. Spock's Music from Outer Space (1967).

A version using synonyms from Roget's Thesaurus exists.[10]

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 David Seville.

The song can also be played as a singing game.[11]

See also

• List of nursery rhymes
• Frère Jacques
• Little Star
• Twinkling

References

External links

• Works related to Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star at Wikisource
• Learning materials related to Nursery rhymes and songs/Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star at Wikiversity
• Media related to Twinkle Twinkle Little Star at Wikimedia Commons
• Audio segment from BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour,

На других языках

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[ru] Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

«Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star» (с англ. — «Сияй, сияй, маленькая звёздочка») — английская колыбельная. Её текст восходит к стихотворению «The Star» («Звезда»), написанному в начале XIX века английской поэтессой Джейн Тейлор[en]. Стихотворение состоит из двустиший. Впервые опубликовано оно было в 1806 году в сборнике стихов Джейн и её сестры Энн Тейлор[en], который назывался Rhymes for the Nursery[en]. Стихотворение положено на мелодию французской песни «Ah! vous dirai-je, maman»[en], впервые опубликованной в 1761 году и аранжировавшейся многими композиторами, в том числе Моцартом с его «Двенадцатью вариациями на „Ah vous dirai-je, Maman“»[en][1] В песне «Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star» шесть строф, хотя широко известна только первая. Песня включена в «Индекс народных песен Роуда» под номером 7666.

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