The English lyrics are normally as follows:
Twinkle, twinkle, little star How I wonder what you are. Up above the earth so high Like a diamond in the sky Twinkle, twinkle, little star How I wonder what you are.
The English words are from the poem in couplet form, "The Star", by [Ann Taylor]? (1782-1866) and her sister [Jane Taylor]? (1783-1824) first published in 1806.
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star in sol-fa? notation (d r m f s l t d = do re me fa so la ti do)
d d s s l l s f f m m r r d s s f f m m r s s f f m m r d d s s l l s f f m m r r d
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star in ABC notation, C major:
CCGGAAG FFEEDDC GGAAEED GGAAEED CCGGAAG FFEEDDC
The melody is almost identical to that used for [Baa Baa Black Sheep]? and the Alphabet song.
Famous compositions based on it:
Links to samples and MIDI versions:
Scintillate, scintillate, globule vivific Fain would I fathom thy nature specific. Loftily poised on ether capacious Strongly resembling a gem carbonaceous.
Though it rhymes well, this version is difficult to sing as it does not fit the traditional melody.
A parody of 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star', spoken by the Mad Hatter, appears in Lewis Carroll's [Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]?. It reads:
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