One of the traditional English lullabies is “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.” The lyrics are from Jane Taylor’s early-19th-century English poem “The Star.” The couplet poem was first published in Rhymes for the Nursery, a book of Taylor and her sister Ann’s poems, in 1806.It’s set to the tune of the French melody “Ah! vous dirai-je, maman,” first published in 1761 and later arranged by a number of composers, including Mozart, who wrote Twelve Variations on “Ah vous dirai-je, Maman.” There are five stanzas in the English lyrics, but only the first is well-known. The Roud Folk Song Index number for this song is 7666. In most cases, this song is performed in the key of C major.
Twinkle twinkle
C C G G
little star
A A G
How I wonder
F F E E
what you are
D D C
Up above the
G G F F
world so high
E E D
Like a diamond
G G F F
in the sky
E E D
Twinkle twinkle
C C G G
little star
A A G
How I wonder
F F E E
what you are
D D C