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Frère Jacques (, (:fʁɛʁ ʒɑk)) (''in French''; ''in English'': Brother James, ''in Dutch'': Vader(/Pater) Jacob), is a nursery rhyme of French origin. The rhyme is traditionally sung in a round. The song is about a monk, brother (or father) Jacob, who has overslept and is urged to wake up and sound the bells for the matins, the midnight or very early morning prayers for which a monk would be expected to wake. ==Lyrics== The original French version of the song is as follows:
The song is traditionally translated into English as:
A more literal translation of the French lyrics would be:
The translation of "Frère" would be "Friar" in this case, because this song is about Jacques, a religious monk. In English the word Friar is probably derived from the French word frère ("brother" in English), as French was still widely used in official circles in England during the 13th century when the four great orders of Friars started. The French word frère in turn comes from the Latin word frater (which also means "brother"). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Frère Jacques」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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