In the childrens song farmer in the dell. What is a adario when they say hi ho adario?

Question

In the childrens song farmer in the dell. What is a adario when they say hi ho adario?

Answer 1

The only type definitions for adario that if found were "ADARIO Analog/Digital/Adaptable/Recorder Input/Output", so, I think the others are correct.  

Don't worry, I thought that until I read this post, unless there is something freaky going on with that farmer!

Answer 2

I didn't expect to learn so much from this song.  Thanks for asking!

Answer 3

its derry-o

i dont know what it means though.

might not mean anything.

Answer 4

hi ho the dairy-o      (cow!)

:)

Answer 5

Traditional Version

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The farmer in the dell

The farmer in the dell

Hi-ho,The derry-o

The farmer in the dell

The farmer takes a wife

The farmer takes a wife

Hi-ho,The derry-o

The farmer takes a wife

The wife takes a child

The wife takes a child

Hi-ho,The derry-o

The wife takes a child

The child takes a nurse

The child takes a nurse

Hi-ho,The derry-o

The child takes a nurse

The nurse takes a cow

The nurse takes a cow

Hi-ho,The derry-o

The nurse takes a cow

The cow takes a dog

The cow takes a dog

Hi-ho,The derry-o

The cow takes a dog

The dog takes a cat

The dog takes a cat

Hi-ho,The derry-o

The dog takes a cat

The cat takes a rat

The cat takes a rat

Hi-ho,The derry-o

The cat takes a rat

The rat takes the cheese

The rat takes the cheese

Hi-ho,The derry-o

The rat takes the cheese

The cheese stands alone

The cheese stands alone

Hi-ho,The derry-o

The cheese stands alone

Circle Game:

Ten children (or more) join hands and dance around the FARMER, who stands in the center of the circle as they sing. At the end of the first verse,the FARMER chooses his WIFE, who joins him inside the circle. At the end of the next verse, the WIFE takes a CHILD, and so on, until the last verse when everyone is in the circle except the CHEESE, who stands alone. Whoever ends up being the CHEESE becomes the FARMER for the next round.

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Now the question is what is a derry-o?

Answer 6

They are saying "High hoe the dairy oh the Farmer in the Dell"

Answer 7

Here are the lyrics:

The farmer in the dell

The farmer in the dell

Hi-ho, the derry-o

The farmer in the dell

The farmer takes a wife

The farmer takes a wife

Hi-ho, the derry-o

The farmer takes a wife

The wife takes a child

The wife takes a child

Hi-ho, the derry-o

The wife takes a child

The child takes a nurse

The child takes a nurse

Hi-ho, the derry-o

The child takes a nurse

The nurse takes a cow

The nurse takes a cow

Hi-ho, the derry-o

The nurse takes a cow

The cow takes a dog

The cow takes a dog

Hi-ho, the derry-o

The cow takes a dog

The dog takes a cat

The dog takes a cat

Hi-ho, the derry-o

The dog takes a cat

The cat takes a rat

The cat takes a rat

Hi-ho, the derry-o

The cat takes a rat

The rat takes the cheese

The rat takes the cheese

Hi-ho, the derry-o

The rat takes the cheese

The cheese stands alone

The cheese stands alone

Hi-ho, the derry-o

The cheese stands alone

"Like most children's songs, there are geographic variations, and in the United Kingdom this is known as The Farmer's In His Den. The 'Hi-Ho, the derry-o' is variously replaced with 'Ee-i, tiddly-i' in London, 'Ee-i, the addio' (for instance in Northern England), and 'Ee-i, ee-i' (for instance in the West Country). In the UK, the rat is replaced with a dog and in the final verse, all other players pat the dog or alternatively its bone."

Don't have a clue what derry-o is!

Update: Since a lot of our nursery rhymes come from abroad...perhaps derry-o is somehow related to the city Derry in Ireland?

Answer 8

Isn't it dairy- O?

Answer 9

Its Hi Ho the Dairy-oh

Answer 10

"Derry-o" is a vocable, like "ram-a-lam-a-ding-dong" or "fa-la-la." If you listen to any other old English tunes, it's a pretty common one. It's pretty much there

a) for filler to make the song round out right to the tune and

b) it would be where all the people who couldn't remember the lyrics would join in.

Entirely serious.

Answer 11

It's the dairy oh, and a dairy is often part of a farm.