Wednesday, April 15, 2009

What counting rhymes are there in various languages?

I know of %26quot;one, two, buckle my shoe%26quot; and %26quot;Einz Vie Politzie%26quot;

What counting rhymes are there in various languages?
munye,mbili,mtathu (one two three)


inja bhamba iswenza (dog caught a flea)


iswenza yifile (flea died)


inja khalile ( dog cried)


munye, mbili, mtathu (one two three)





Translated from Zulu, (please excuse spelling)
Reply:Eine kleine Micky-Maus zieht sich mal die Hose aus, zieht sie wieder an und du bist dran. Dran bist du noch lange nicht, sag mir erst wie alt du bist...(the person sais a number) XX ist keine hohe Zahl, sag mir erst, wer dein aller-bester Freund ist...(person sais a name) XX hat ins Bett geschissen, gerade aufs parate Kissen, Mama hat%26#039;s geseh%26#039;n, und du musst gehen...





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Ene mene miste, es rappelt in der Kiste, ene mene meck und du bist weg
Reply:Just for the spelling....





Eins, zwei, Polizei (police)


Drei, vier, Offizer (officer)


Fünf, sechs, alte Hex (old witch)


Sieben, acht, gute Nacht (good night)


Neun, zehn, schlafen gehen (go to sleep)





Was actually sampled in a techno song sometime in the 70s/80s!
Reply:1,2,3 allons dans les bois


4,5,6, ceuillir des cerises


7,8,9 dans un panier neuf


10,11,12 elles seront toutes! rouges
Reply:Einn og tveir, inn komu þeir


þrír og fjórir, furðu stórir


fimm, sex, sjö og átta, svo fóru þeir að hátta


níu, tíu, ellefu og tólf, lögðu plöggin sín á gólf.





That%26#039;s a part of an Icelandic poem/song where counting rhymes are used.
Reply:%26quot;Um (1), Dois (2) - feijão com arroz


Três (3), Quatro (4) - feijão no prato


Cinco (5), Seis (6) - feijão inglês


Sete (7), Oito (8) - comer biscoito


Nove (9), Dez (10) - comer pastéis%26quot;





Brazil - children sang when this when I ws a boy
Reply:Welsh: un,dau,tri...mam yn dal y pry%26#039;;pry%26#039; wedi marw,mam yn crio%26#039;n arw.
Reply:In Swedish;


Ett, två, tre, fyra goda råd äro dyra.


(%26quot;One, two, three, four good advice is expensive.%26quot;)





Now I wish I could remember the rest of it too.
Reply:1,2,3,4,5 once I caught a fish alive, 6,7,8,9,10, then I let him go again. Why did you let him go? Because he bit my figure so. Which finger did he bite. This little finger on the right.
Reply:Eene meene Kuh, und raus bist du!





Eene meeny miney moe


get a tinker on the toe


if it bites let it go


eeny meeny miney moe


(or something similar, can%26#039;t remember it properly)



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