Two tigers, two tigers.

Run, run.

One has no eyes and the other has no tail.

How strange! How strange!

Two tigers, two tigers.

Run, run.

One has no ears and the other has no tail.

How strange! How strange!

The Origin of the Children's Song "Two Tigers"

Children's song "Two Tigers" Jacques Brothers10-1century, medieval church music was the absolute master.

In order to cooperate with the liturgy of the Roman church, music named after Pope Gregory I appeared, namely Gregorian Chant, which is also called plainsong because of its solemn expression and simple style.

Its melody tone is generally gentle, and its range is often controlled in a relatively narrow range. Today, the classic melody of the two tigers can be traced back to Gregorian chant at the earliest.

In the late Renaissance, the Italian composer fresco Frescobaldi published "Music of Touching the Keys" in 16 15, among which 14 was a soprano aria.

In this capriccio, the soprano sang very close to the first melody of Two Tigers at the beginning. More interestingly, its Italian lyrics "Fra Jacopino" are roughly equivalent to French "Frère Jacques" (namely "Jacques Brothers"). Knowing this key information, it is not difficult for us to understand where the song "Jacques Brothers" (as a nursery rhyme, the predecessor of "Two Tigers") spread in the French church in the 0/7th century came from.