Definition
A sailor's work song sung rhythmically while working on a ship; a sea shanty (also spelled chantey).
Etymology
Variant spelling of 'chantey,' from French 'chanter' (to sing). These songs were essential on sailing ships, sung to coordinate heavy labor like raising sails or pulling ropes.
Kelly Says
Sailors developed elaborate songs with call-and-response patterns that literally made the work easier—the rhythm of the song matched the rhythm of their movement, which is why these songs persisted even after they stopped being functional!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
በል Colts መዝሙር
be-l colts me-z-mu-ur
ARالعربية
أغنية فرحة
a-gh-niya far-ha
BNবাংলা
খুশির গান
khushi-r gan
CACatalà
cançó alegre
kan-tso alegre
CSČeština
veselá píseň
ve-se-la pee-s-en
DADansk
glad sang
glad sang
DEDeutsch
fröhliche Melodie
froh-li-che me-lo-dee
ELΕλληνικά
τραγούδι γεμάτο χαρά
tra-goo-di ge-ma-to kha-ra
ESEspañol
canción alegre
kan-thee-on a-le-gre
FAفارسی
آهنگ شاد
a-hang shaad
FISuomi
iloinen laulu
i-loi-nen la-u-lu
FRFrançais
chanson joyeuse
shɑ̃sɔ̃ ʒwa-jɛs
HAHA
waƙa mai farin ciki
wa-ka mai fa-rin ci-ki
HEעברית
שיר שמחה
shir sham-cha
HIहिन्दी
खुशी भरी गीत
khushi bhari geet
HUMagyar
vidám dal
vi-dam dal
IDBahasa Indonesia
lagu ceria
la-gu ce-ri-a
ITItaliano
canzone allegra
kan-tso-ne a-le-gra
KKKK
рамаңды пісня
ra-ma-n-dy pee-snya
KMKM
បទសប្បាយ
bat sap-bay
KO한국어
즐거운 노래
jjeul-geo-un no-rae
MSBahasa Melayu
lagu ceria
la-gu ce-ri-a
MYမြန်မာ
ကျေနပ်သော သီချင်း
kyay-na-p-tha-o thee-chin
NLNederlands
vrolijke lied
vroe-li-ke lee-d
NONorsk
glede sang
gle-de sang
PLPolski
śpiew pełen radości
s-piew pe-len ra-do-sci
PTPortuguês
canção alegre
kan-sāo a-le-gre
RORomână
cântec vesel
kan-tec ve-sel
RUРусский
весёлая песня
ves-e-laya pe-snya
SVSvenska
glad musik
glad musik
SWKiswahili
wimbo furaha
wim-bo fu-ra-ha
TAதமிழ்
நல்லாப் பாடல்
nalla-ap pa-dal
TEతెలుగు
ఉత్సాహకర పాట
ut-sa-ha-ka-ra pa-ta
THไทย
เพลงสนุก
pheng-sun-uk
TLTL
masayang kanta
ma-sa-yang kan-ta
TRTürkçe
neşeli şarkı
ne-se-li shar-kee
UKУкраїнська
весела пісня
ve-se-la pee-snya
URاردو
خوشگوار گیت
khush-gwar geet
VITiếng Việt
Bài hát vui
bai hat vui
YOYO
oriki alagbara
o-ri-ki a-la-ga-ba-ra
ZH中文
欢快的歌曲
huān kuài de gē qǔ
ZUZU
imbube yinhle
im-boo-be yin-hle