字母歌

字母歌（alphabet song），又称A-B-C歌，是世界上多个采用拉丁字母作书写文字的国家所通用的学习字母工作。这首歌通常在幼儿园教授，甚或当小朋友还在家里时，他们的家长已经开始教他们唱这首歌。这首歌的旋律来自法国民谣《妈妈请听我说》。

起源

字母歌起源难以确切缘由。通常会追溯至1834年，美国波士顿音乐人查尔斯·布拉德利(Charles Bradlee)的《The Schoolmaster》。

原装版本

歌词：(每行一小节，每小节四拍)

a-b-c-d-e-f-g, (the comma denotes a short pause)

h-i-j-k-l-m-n-o-p, (l-m-n-o spoken twice as quickly as rest of rhyme)

q-r-s, t-u-v,

w-x, y and z,

Now I've sung my A, B, C's, (or: Now I know my A, B, C's)

Tell me what you think of me. (or: Won't you come and play with me. or Next time won't you sing with me.)

<score lang="lilypond" sound="1">

 \relative c' {
   \key c \major \time 4/4
   c4 c4 g'4 g4 \bar "|" a4 a4 g2 \bar "|"
   f4 f4 e4 e4 \bar "|" d8 d8 d8 d8 c2 \bar "|" \break

   g'4 g4 f2 \bar "|" e4 e4 d2 \bar "|"
   g8 g8 g4 f2 \bar "|" e4 e4 d2 \bar "|" \break

   c4 c4 g'4 g4 \bar "|" a4 a4 g2 \bar "|"
   f4 f4 e4 e4 \bar "|" d4 d4 c2 \bar "|."
  }
  \addlyrics {
    A B C D E F G,
    H I J K L M N O P,
    Q R S, T U V,
    W 　 　 X, Y and Z.
    Now I've sung my A, B, C's,
    Tell me what you think of me.
  }

</score>

Zed for Zee

a-b-c-d-e-f-g

h-i-j-k-l-m-n

o-p-q, r-s-t

u-v-w, x-y-z

a-b-c-d-e-f-g

h-i-j-k-lmnop

lmnop-q-r-s-t

u-v-w-x-y-z

x-y-z.

Butter on your bread

If you don't like it you'll have to go to bed.

参看

• 一闪一闪亮晶晶
• ABC-DEF-GHI：美国长寿儿童节目《芝麻街》里一首由大鸟主唱的字母歌。
• The Elements, a mnemonic song of the periodic table by Tom Lehrer
• 伊吕波歌