Songs in the World of Avatar


 * 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.

"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.

"Badgermoles"


Performed by: Sokka and Chong


 * 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.

"The Chakras Song"
Performed by: Six-armed Guru Pathik


 * Chakras, chakras, everybody loves chakras
 * Chakras, chakras, chakra sandwich tastes good
 * Yum!

Guru Pathik performed this song during one of Aang's hallucinations.

"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.

"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.

"Fire Nation National Anthem"


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.

"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. After the defeat of Phoenix King Ozai, the song was played once again by Iroh with his tsungi horn.

"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.

"Guru Laghima's poetry"
Instinct is a lie Told by a fearful body Hoping to be wrong

Let go your earthly tether Enter the void Empty and become wind

Exctracts of poems written by the famous Air Nomad guru and poet Laghima.

"Leaves from the Vine"


Performed by: Iroh


 * 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. 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.

"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.

"Secret Tunnel"
Performed by: Chong and Moku


 * 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 Cave of Two Lovers. Chong later remembered the forgotten part as "and die!".