Michaelmas Fairy Song & Circle Game
You can dance to this verse in a circle while flying colored scarves through the air.
Red Admiral, Red Admiral,
I’m glad to see you here,
Alighting on my daisies one by one!
I hope you like their flavor
And although the autumn’s near,
Are you happy as you sit there in the sun?
I thank you very kindly sir!
Your daisies are so nice,
So pretty and so plentiful are they
The flavor of their honey sir
It really does entice
I’d like to bring my brothers if I may!
Friend butterfly, friend butterfly
Go fetch them one and all!
I’m waiting here to welcome every guest
And tell them it is Michaelmas,
And soon the leaves will fall
But I think autumn sunshine is the best!
Is there a melody that goes with the song?
Thank you for your question. This is a poem and does not have a melody. However, when I want to use a melody with a poem I will often try to see if some of the standard melodies fit like the melody for Twinkle Twinkle Little Star or the ABC Song or even Mary Had a Little Lamb. Another “trick” is to play any melody using the pentatonic scale. Whatever you play will sound good 🙂