Twinkle, twinkle, little star,

How I wonder what you are.

Up above the world so high

Like a diamond in the sky.

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,

How I wonder what you are.

When the blazing sun is gone,

When he nothing shines upon,

Then you show your little light,

Twinkle, twinkle, all the night.

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,

How I wonder what you are.

Then the traveler in the dark,

Thanks you for your tiny spark,

He could not see where to go,

If you did not twinkle so.

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,

How I wonder what you are.

In the dark blue sky you keep,

Often through my curtains peep.

For you never shut your eye,

Till the sun is in the sky.

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,

How I wonder what you are.

歌曲简析

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star（《一闪一闪小星星》）是一首家喻户晓的英文儿歌，歌词来自英国诗人珍·泰勒（Jane Taylor）出版于1806年的英文诗《小星星》（The Star），以质朴的笔触赞美了小星星的美好品格。全篇以对句（Couplet）的形式写作而成，相邻的两行诗末尾严格押韵，如star 和 are，high 和 sky，gone 和 upon，light 和 night 等等。歌曲的旋律套用了法国民谣《妈妈请听我说》（Ah! vous dirai-je, Maman）。这首法国民谣的旋律自从1761年出版后，被改编成各种语言的童谣，其中英文童谣除了Twinkle,Twinkle, Little Star，还用在了Baa, Baa, Black Sheep和The ABCSong等童谣。音乐家莫扎特在1781-1782年间还依此旋律创作了著名的《小星星变奏曲》（德语原名12 Variationen über ein französisches Lied "Ah, vous dirai-je, maman"，直译为"在法国歌曲《妈妈请听我说》基础上创作的12段变奏曲"）。

中文版

一闪一闪亮晶晶

满天都是小星星

挂在天上放光明

好像许多小眼睛

一闪一闪亮晶晶

满天都是小星星

词汇发音

twinkle KK[twkl] DJ[twikl] vi. 闪烁，闪耀

wonder KK[wnd] DJ[wnd] vt. 想知道

diamond KK[damnd] DJ[daimnd] n. 钻石

blazing KK[blez] DJ[bleizi] a. 炽热的

traveler KK[trævl] DJ[trævl] n. 旅行者

spark KK[sprk] DJ[sp:k] n. 闪光，火花

curtain KK[ktn] DJ[k:tn] n. 窗帘

peep KK[pip] DJ[pi:p] vi. 窥视，偷看

连读：

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,

How ^ I wonder what ^ you are.

Up ^ above the world so high

Like ^ a diamond ^ in the sky.

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,

How ^ I wonder what ^ you are.

When the blazing sun ^ is gone,

When he nothing shines ^ upon,

Then you show your little light,

Twinkle, twinkle, all the night.

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,

How ^ I wonder what ^ you are.

Then the traveler ^ in the dark,

Thanks you for your tiny spark,

He could not see where to go,

If you did not twinkle so.

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,

How ^ I wonder what ^ you are.

In the dark blue sky you keep,

Often through my curtains peep.

For you never shut ^ your ^ eye,

Till the sun ^ is ^ in the sky.

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,

How ^ I wonder what ^ you are.

清唱技巧

这首童谣采用4/4拍，节奏非常平稳，基本上每个音节对应一个四分音符（一拍），每句末尾的词对应一个二分音符（两拍）。我们可以在清唱时在每一小节内有意识地寻找"强-弱-次强-弱"的节拍强弱规律，这样能把歌曲唱得更有律动感。

童谣的第一段非常适合一边唱一边做动作。

Twinkle, twinkle, little star

（双手在肩膀的高度手掌向前一开一合）

How I wonder what you are

（一边耸肩一边向前摊开双手）

Up above the world so high

（双手举过头顶手掌向前一开一合）

Like a diamond in the sky