- This article is about song lyrics, poetry, and performers. For information on instruments and compositions, see Music in the World of Avatar. For the soundtrack of Avatar: The Last Airbender, see Soundtrack of Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Songs have great significance in the World of Avatar and are widely enjoyed. The most popular ones are folk songs: simple melodies that are easy to follow and appreciate.
Songs
"A Foggy Water Tribe Tune"
Performed by: Tho
- Set my lines by the river bed
- Caught ten fish and I killed 'em dead
- Cut 'em and gut 'em and I tossed the heads
- In the water to keep them cat-gators fed
Tho sang this song to pass the time and celebrate having caught Appa for dinner for the tribe.[1]
"Badgermoles"
Sokka sang in an attempt to appease the badgermoles.
- Badgermoles coming toward me,
- Come on guys help me out ...
- The big bad badgermoles, who earthbend the tunnels,
- Hate the wolfbats, but love the sounds.
Sokka and Chong performed this tune to appease wild badgermoles.[2]
"Don't Fall in Love with the Traveling Girl"
Performed by: Chong
- Don't fall in love with the traveling girl,
- She'll leave you broke, and broken hearted.
- (The rest is unknown.)
Chong performed this song before he met Team Avatar.[2]
"Don't Let the Cave-in Get You Down, Sokka"
Performed by: Chong
- Oh, don't let the cave-in get you down.
- Don't let the falling rocks turn your smile into a frown.
- When the tunnels are darkest that's when you need a clown, hey!
- Don't let the cave-in get you down, Sokka!
Chong performed this song to brighten Sokka's mood, but was unsuccessful.[2]
"Fire Nation National Anthem"
Fire Nation Man recited the anthem at Earth Rumble VI.
Performed by: Fire Nation Man
- Fire Lord
- My flame burns for thee.
- (The rest is unknown.)
This song was sung by Fire Nation Man before a fight against The Boulder at Earth Rumble VI. Although said to be the Fire Nation National Anthem, Fire Nation Man was not actually from the Fire Nation.[3]
"Four Seasons"
Performed by: Iroh
- Winter, spring,
- Summer and fall.
- Winter, spring,
- Summer and fall
- Four seasons,
- Four loves.
- Four seasons,
- For love.
Iroh performed this song during one of his music nights to keep his nephew's crew happy.[4] After the defeat of Phoenix King Ozai, the song was played once again by Iroh with his tsungi horn.[5]
"Girls from Ba Sing Se"
Performed by: Iroh
- It's a long, long way to Ba Sing Se
- But the girls in the city they look so pretty
- And they kiss so sweet that you've really got to meet
- The girls from Ba Sing Se!
Iroh sang this song to entertain a passerby and earn money.[1]
"Leaves from the Vine"
Iroh sang the war ballad in memory of his deceased son, Lu Ten.
Performed by: Iroh
Episode: "Tales of Ba Sing Se"
- Leaves from the vine
- Falling so slow
- Like fragile, tiny shells
- Drifting in the foam
- Little soldier boy
- Come marching home
- Brave soldier boy
- Comes marching home
"Leaves from the Vine" is a popular children's song, and similar to a lullaby in the Fire Nation's vernacular.[6] Iroh sang it in the marketplace of Ba Sing Se to help calm down a crying boy, and later sang it in remembrance of his deceased son, Lu Ten, on the latter's birthday.[7]
"Love is in Your Heart"
Performed by: Chong
- Even if you're lost you can't,
- Lose the love because it's in your heart.
- La la la la la (in sync with melody)
Chong performed this tune while in the Cave of Two Lovers after he shared his idea of singing a love song to escape. It was again played after they found their way out of the cave.[2]
"Secret Tunnel"
Performed by: Chong
- Two lovers, forbidden from one another
- A war divides their people, and a mountain divides them apart.
- Built a path to be together.
- ... (yeah I forget the next couple of lines but, uh, then it goes.)
- Chorus:
- Secret tunnel!
- Secret tunnel!
- Through the mountain!
- Secret, secret, secret, secret tunnel! Yeah!
Chong performed this tune to tell the tale of the secret tunnel. Chong later remembered the forgotten part as "and die!".[2]
"The Chakras Song"
A six-armed Guru Pathik sang about chakras in Aang's daydream.
Performed by: Six-armed Guru Pathik
Episode: "Nightmares and Daydreams"
- Chakras, chakras, everybody loves chakras
- Chakras, chakras, chakra sandwich tastes good
- Yum!
Guru Pathik performed this song during one of Aang's hallucinations.[8]