Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / How To / How to Sing / Braille

How to Sing ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.

Download .brf — Grade 2 Download .brf — Grade 1 Plain-text reader .txt

189,312 braille cells · 199 embossed pages at 40×25 · 527 unrepresentable characters omitted

⠞⠑⠝⠕⠗⠂⠀⠺⠓⠕⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠊⠝⠛⠀⠠⠇⠕⠓⠑⠝⠛⠗⠊⠝⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑
⠀⠑⠧⠑⠝⠊⠝⠛⠂⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠇⠁⠊⠝⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠍⠑⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠍⠕⠗⠝⠊⠝⠛⠀⠕⠋⠀⠎⠑⠧⠑⠗⠑⠀⠓⠕⠁⠗⠎⠑⠝⠑⠎⠎⠲⠀⠠⠞⠕⠀⠛⠊⠧⠑⠀
⠥⠏⠀⠁⠀⠗⠕⠇⠑⠀⠊⠝⠀⠠⠁⠍⠑⠗⠊⠉⠁⠀⠉⠕⠎⠞⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠊⠝⠛⠑⠗⠂⠀
⠁⠎⠀⠺⠑⠇⠇⠀⠁⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠙⠊⠗⠑⠉⠞⠕⠗⠂⠀⠍⠥⠉⠓⠀⠍⠕⠝⠑⠽⠲⠀⠠⠍⠽
⠀⠁⠙⠧⠊⠉⠑⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠺⠁⠊⠞⠲⠀⠀⠠⠝⠊⠑⠍⠁⠝⠝⠲⠀⠠⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠙⠕
⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠙⠕⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠝⠂⠀⠺⠓⠑⠝⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠓⠕⠁⠗⠎⠑⠦⠀⠀⠠⠊⠲
⠀⠠⠕⠓⠂⠀⠠⠊⠀⠏⠗⠁⠉⠞⠊⠎⠑⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠎⠑⠑⠀⠺⠓⠑⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠊⠞⠀
⠎⠞⠊⠇⠇⠀⠞⠗⠕⠥⠃⠇⠑⠎⠀⠍⠑⠲⠀⠀⠠⠝⠊⠑⠍⠲⠀⠠⠊⠝⠙⠑⠑⠙⠆⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠙⠕⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠏⠗⠁⠉⠞⠊⠎⠑⠦⠀⠀⠠⠊⠲⠀⠠⠇⠕⠝⠛⠂⠀⠎⠇⠕⠺⠀
⠎⠉⠁⠇⠑⠎⠲⠀⠀⠠⠝⠊⠑⠍⠲⠀⠠⠑⠧⠑⠝⠀⠊⠋⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠓⠕⠁⠗⠎⠑⠦
⠀⠀⠠⠊⠲⠀⠠⠽⠑⠎⠆⠀⠊⠋⠀⠠⠊⠀⠺⠁⠝⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠊⠝⠛⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀
⠞⠕⠂⠀⠠⠊⠀⠞⠗⠽⠀⠊⠞⠲⠀⠀⠠⠝⠊⠑⠍⠲⠀⠠⠺⠑⠇⠇⠂⠀⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠽⠦⠀⠠⠎⠓⠕⠺⠀⠍⠑⠲⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠎⠉⠁⠇⠑⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠊⠝⠋⠁⠇⠇⠊⠃⠇⠑⠀⠉⠥⠗⠑⠲⠀⠀⠠⠊⠀⠎⠓⠕⠺⠑⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠀⠞⠕⠀⠓⠊⠍⠆
⠀⠓⠑⠀⠎⠁⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠂⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠺⠕⠗⠙⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠃⠥⠎⠑⠀⠊⠝⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠑⠁⠝⠞⠊⠍⠑⠆⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠛⠗⠁⠙⠥⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀
⠓⠕⠁⠗⠎⠑⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀⠛⠗⠑⠺⠀⠃⠑⠞⠞⠑⠗⠲⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀⠙⠊⠙⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠎⠑⠝⠙
⠀⠺⠕⠗⠙⠀⠕⠋⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠊⠝⠁⠃⠊⠇⠊⠞⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠏⠏⠑⠁⠗⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠑⠧⠑⠝⠊⠝⠛⠂⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠎⠁⠝⠛⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠃⠑⠞⠞⠑⠗⠀⠞⠓⠁⠝⠀⠑⠧⠑⠗⠂
⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠑⠝⠕⠗⠍⠕⠥⠎⠀⠎⠥⠉⠉⠑⠎⠎⠲⠀⠀⠠⠊⠀⠍⠽⠎⠑⠇⠋⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀
⠞⠕⠀⠎⠊⠝⠛⠀⠠⠝⠕⠗⠍⠁⠀⠊⠝⠀⠠⠧⠊⠑⠝⠝⠁⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀⠽⠑⠁⠗⠎⠀
⠁⠛⠕⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠛⠕⠞⠀⠥⠏⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠕⠗⠝⠊⠝⠛⠀⠟⠥⠊⠞⠑⠀
⠓⠕⠁⠗⠎⠑⠲⠀⠠⠃⠽⠀⠝⠊⠝⠑⠀⠕⠄⠉⠇⠕⠉⠅⠀⠠⠊⠀⠞⠗⠊⠑⠙⠀⠍⠽⠀
⠊⠝⠋⠁⠇⠇⠊⠃⠇⠑⠀⠗⠑⠍⠑⠙⠽⠂⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠉⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠎⠊⠝⠛⠀

These are the same pages the .brf download embosses — form-feed breaks and all. BRF opens in braille software (Duxbury, BrailleBlaster), on embossers, and on refreshable displays.