“Give,” Said the Little Stream
Author: Fanny J. Crosby
Composer: William B. Bradbury
Languages (43)
This song text has been indexed at SingPraises.net in the following languages:
- Albanian: “Jep”, Tha o Rrëkeza
- Bulgarian: “Давай”, казва малкото поточе
- Cebuano: Sulti sa Gamay nga Sapa “Hatag”
- Croatian: »Daj«, reče potočić
- Czech: „Dej,“ říká potůček
- Danish: Giv sa’e den lille bæk
- Dutch: Geef, zegt het beekje klein
- English: “Give,” Said the Little Stream
- Estonian: Oja mul’ õpetas
- Fijian: “Drodro,” na Uciwai
- Finnish: Näin lausuu virta pien
- French: «Donne», dit le ruisseau
- German: Gib, sagt der kleine Bach
- Greek: «Δώσε» λέει το ποταμάκι
- Hungarian: Mindig adj!
- Icelandic: Gefum
- Indonesian: “B’rilah,” Kata Riam
- Italian: Disse il ruscello un dì
- Japanese: 小さな川が
- Kekchi: Li roq li haʼ naxye
- Khmer (Cambodian): អូរតូចនិយាយថា « ឲ្យ »
- Korean: 골짜기 흐르는 시냇물
- Latvian: „Dod!“ saka avotiņš
- Lithuanian: „Duok“, — sakė upeliuks
- Malagasy: Hoy ilay rano kely hoe “Manomeza”
- Mandarin (Romanized/Pinyin): Fēn gěi rén
- Mandarin (Simplified): 分给人
- Mandarin (Traditional): 分給人
- Mongolian: Бяцхан горхи урсаж байна
- Navajo: Tó Nílį́ Áníigo Ahiłká Ańdaahjah
- Norwegian: «Gi,» sa den lille bekk
- Polish: „Dziel się” — strumyczek rzekł
- Portuguese: O Riachinho Faz
- Romanian: „Să dai“, a spus pârâul
- Russian: «Будь щедрым», — пел ручей
- Samoan: “Foai” O Si Auvai Lea
- Spanish: El arroyito da
- Swedish: Ge, sa den lilla bäck
- Tagalog: “Magbigay,” Wika ng Munting Sapa
- Tahitian: «Hō», parau te atavai
- Thai: ลำธารเล็กๆ พูดว่า “จงให้”
- Tongan: Pehē kiʻi Vaitafé “Foaki”
- Ukrainian: Щедрим ти будь завжди
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Most common tunes for ““Give,” Said the Little Stream”
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Appearances of ““Give,” Said the Little Stream” over time
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Copyright status of original text
This text was first published in English, in 1920 or earlier.
Public domain
Earliest source indexed at SingPraises.net: Songs for Little People (1905), 64.
Representative lyrics
English (Original Language)
1. “Give,” said the little stream, “Give, oh! give, give, oh! give.” “Give,” said the little stream, As it hurried down the hill; “I’m small, I know, but wherever I go The fields grow greener still.”
Singing, singing all the day, “Give away, oh! give away.” Singing, singing all the day, “Give, oh! give away.”
2. “Give,” said the little rain, “Give, oh! give, give, oh! give.” “Give,” said the little rain, As it fell upon the flow’rs; “I’ll raise their drooping heads again,” As it fell upon the flow’rs.
Singing, singing all the day, “Give away, oh! give away.” Singing, singing all the day, “Give, oh! give away.”
3. Give, then, as Jesus gives, Give, oh! give, give, oh! give. Give, then, as Jesus gives; There is something all can give. Do as the streams and blossoms do: For God and others live.
Singing, singing all the day, “Give away, oh! give away.” Singing, singing all the day, “Give, oh! give away.”
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