In Kuroshitsuji, they often sing a song that ends on "my fair lady," see here.
It sounded really familiar to a song that I've heard before in several other languages, but I can't find the name or the origin of this song.
What is the name of this song?
That song is the nursery rhyme "London Bridge is Falling Down," or simply "My Fair Lady."
This version that is sung seems to be a variation on the one quoted by Iona and Peter Opie in 1951.
London ba shi o chi ru, o chi ru, o chi ru
London ba shi o chi ru, My Fair Lady
(London Bridge is falling down / Falling down, Falling down. / London Bridge is falling down / My fair lady.)Tetsu to hagane de tsukure, tsukure, tsukure.
Tetsu to hagane de tsukure, My Fair Lady
(Build it up with iron and steel, / Iron and steel, iron and steel, / Build it up with iron and steel, / My fair lady.)Tetsu to hagane ja magaru, magaru, magaru.
Tetsu to hagane ja magaru, My Fair Lady
(Iron and steel will bend and bow, / Bend and bow, bend and bow, / Iron and steel will bend and bow, / My fair lady.)Kin to gin de tsukure, tsukure, tsukure.
Kin to gin de tsukure, My Fair Lady
(Build it up with silver and gold, / Silver and gold, silver and gold, / Build it up with silver and gold, / My fair lady.)Kin to gin ja nusumareru, nusumareru, nusumareru.
Kin to gin ja nusumareru, My Fair Lady
(Silver and gold will be stolen away, / Stolen away, stolen away, / Silver and gold will be stolen away, / My fair lady.)Rou to ishi de tsukure, tsukure, tsukure.
Rou to ishi de tsukure, My Fair Lady.
(Build it up with bricks and mortar, / Bricks and mortar, bricks and mortar, / Build it up with bricks and mortar, / My fair lady.)Rou to ishi ja kuchihateru, kuchihateru, kuchihateru.
Rou to ishi ja kuchihateru, My Fair Lady.
(Bricks and mortar will not stay, / Will not stay, will not stay, / Bricks and mortar will not stay, / My fair lady.)
