
I’m not sure i’m spelling it right, and I hope it’s not an inappropriate translation, but my pap used to sing a song to me and my cousin when we were little, she brought it up a few weeks ago when he passed away and we cant find anything. Morning bells are ringing Morning bells are ringing Ding, dang, dong. 2 Responses to Frere Jacques Brother John with an MP3 Recording in French and English Heather Says: November 19th, 2009 at 10:17 pm. The song is about a friar who has overslept and is urged to wake up and sound the bell for the matins, the midnight or very early morning prayers for which a monk would be expected to wake. Are you sleeping Are you sleeping Brother John, Brother John. The rhyme is traditionally sung in a round.


Frère Jacques ( / ˌ f r ɛr ə ˈ ʒ ɑː k ə /, French:, in the nursery rhyme and in song more generally English: “Brother John” Dutch: “Broeder Jacob”, German: “Bruder Jakob”, Italian: “Fra’ Martino”, Polish: “Panie Janie”), is a nursery rhyme of French origin.
