Does anyone know the real lyrics for The Funeral March? Does it have lyrics? You know, the one that goes Bum-bum-ba-bum and the kids all sing "Pray for the dead, and the dead will pray for you."
2007-05-03 18:47:53 · 5 answers · asked by TychaBrahe 7 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
If it's the music I think you mean, it's a piece of classical music by Chopin.
"Frédéric Chopin composed his Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35 ("Funeral March") mainly in 1839....
The sonata consists of four movements.
1. Grave; Doppio movimento
2. Scherzo
3. Marche funèbre: Lento
4. Finale: Presto
... The third movement begins and ends with the celebrated funeral march in B flat minor which gives the sonata its nickname,..."
(Wikipedia)
If someone added words later, it wasn't Chopin's idea.
2007-05-03 18:57:33 · answer #1 · answered by Roswellfan 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
pray for the dead and the dead will pray for you. simply because there is nothing else to do.
2013-12-03 14:21:41 · answer #2 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it has lyrics they were not written by the composer.
2007-05-03 18:53:43 · answer #3 · answered by george 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nobody knows. The song writer died and left no forwarding address.
2007-05-03 18:51:59 · answer #4 · answered by johN p. aka-Hey you. 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
you're on the internet. can't you go look it up maybe????
2007-05-03 18:50:42 · answer #5 · answered by purpledeucegirl06 5 · 1⤊ 4⤋