23. Daar zat een klein zigeunermeisje
24. Juffrouw, wil je de polka leren?
25. Juffrouw, wilt u mijn marmotje eens zien?
26. Heb een brilletje al voor mijn ogen
27. Twee violen en een bas, bas, bas
28. Ra, ra, ra, wie heeft
de bal
29. Epompee
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23. Daar
zat een klein zigeunermeisje O This song is popular in many parts of Europe and
has travelled to the New World as ‘Little Sandy Girl’. Watch at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ojTb-T10xM&feature=related where ‘klein kaboutertje’
or little gnome is the subject of this Dutch kindergarten game; perhaps a more
acceptable option in a mixed class. |
Daar zat een klein zigeunermeisje huilend op een steen Huilend, huilend,helemaal alleen. Sta op zigeunermeisje, droog
je traantjes af, Kies een kindje uit de kring, met wie je dansen mag. There is a
little gypsy girl sitting on a stone, Crying,
weeping because she’s all alone. Rise up
little gypsy girl, wipe your tears away. Choose the
one you like the best, together dance and play! Tra la la
la la la la, la la la la la la. Tra la la
la la la la la, tra la la la la! Tra la la la....! |
The circle walks slowly round the one in the
middle who sits on a cushion and pretends to weep. The children skip round the circle as the child
in the middle jumps up and walks in the opposite direction choosing a partner
on the last word. The two children cross hands and skip round as
the others stand and clap. The game begins again with the chosen child in
the centre.. |
24. Juffrouw, wil je de polka leren?O There are no excuses for not learning to dance
though some might try to find one; a bunion or a corn perhaps but then it is
surely time for a visit to the chiropodist! The game below is not the traditional one for
that I have failed to find. Watch at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pct05hHrSpk Make two lines A and B where each child faces a
partner. |
Juffrouw, wil je de polka leren? Een, twee, drie, vier en dan keren, Neem mijnheer, ik dans niet meer, Want mijn teen die doet mij zeer. Tell me miss, will you learn the polka? One, two,
three, four with a partner, No young
sir, I can dance no more, For my
toes are much too sore. |
Line A skips towards line B. Hold partner’s hands and skip round on the spot. Line A skips back and stamps on the last line. Repeat with line B skipping forwards. |
25. Juffrouw, wilt u mijn marmotje eens zien?O This tune is very similar to the one above. Marmosets were sometimes used by organ grinders
in Utrecht instead of the more usual capuchin monkeys who were more costly to
keep. Their only disadvantage was that they hibernate in the winter. This is not a traditional singing game but children
can dance and jump to the music singly or in pairs as a monkey might do. |
Juffrouw, wilt u mijn marmotje eens zien? Het is zo'n aardig beestje. Hij kan dansen, hij kan springen, Hij kan mooie liedjes zingen. Wie wil er mijn marmotje zien? 't Is zo'n aardig beestje. Hij kan dansen, hij kan springen, Hij kan mooie liedjes zingen. |
Will you see my marmoset little miss? He’s such a lovely creature. Watch him dancing, watch him jumping, Watch him sing songs sweet and charming. Who wants to see my marmoset, marmoset? He’s such a lovely creature. Watch him dancing, watch him jumping, Watch him sing songs sweet and charming. |
26. Heb een
brilletje al voor mijn ogen O Put on your glasses – all the better to see you
dancing with. Stand in a circle holding hands. |
Ik heb een brilletje al voor mijn ogen, Om te zien
wie er dansen mogen, Ik heb een brilletje al voor mijn ogen, 'k zie
't al, ik dans met jou! I’ve a pair of glasses on my bright eyes, So I can
see who is dancing nicely. I’ve a pair of glasses on my bright eyes, And I’ll
choose - to dance with you! Tralalala
lalalalala la, tralalala lalalala, Tralalala
lalalalalala, tralalala lalala. Trala... |
The circle
holding hands walk round; one child walks round in the centre looking at
everyone through spectacles made with thumbs and forefingers. The circle
stops as the child picks another and starts dancing with them, The circle
sings and claps as they do so. |
27. Twee violen en een
bas, bas, bas O Learn the names of different musical instruments
in the orchestra. For a noisier game have a small number of children taking
turns to walk round the centre of the circle beating a drum on ‘bass, bass,
bass’. The bass in this song however probably refers to the stringed double
bass. I have substituted ‘viola’ for ‘violin’ as it fits comfortably with the
stressed notes in the music. As there don’t seem to be traditional actions for
this song I have added ones to suit the music. Walking backwards in a circle needs good
awareness of other children’s space and might need some practice before
playing this game. Watch a similar song with a birthday theme at: http://www.kinderliedjes.nu/verjaardagsliedjes/twee-violen-en-een-trommel-en-een-fluit/ Make a circle with one child standing behind the
other. |
Twee violen en een bas, bas, bas, En een
strijkstok waar geen haar op was, Twee violen en een bas, bas, bas, En een
strijkstok waar geen haar op was. Two violas and a bass, bass, bass, And a bow that has no horsehair on, Two violins and a bass was, bass, bass, And a bow that has no horsehair on. Twee violen en een fiedel en een bas, bas,
bas... Two violas and a fiddle and a bass, bass, bass... Twee violen en een fiedel en een fluit en een bas,
bas, bas... Two violas and a fiddle and a flute and a bass, bass, bass... |
Walk round the circle playing the violin and then
the drums stamping on the spot three times as ‘bass, bass, bass’ is played.
Place hands on hips and walk backwards. Repeat above for the second two lines. As above but mime playing of new instruments when
walking forwards. |
28. Ra, ra,
ra, wie heeft de bal O ‘Ra, ra, ra, who has the ball’. Pass
the ball with no visible movement – a difficult thing to do. This song has
been taken up by football fans as a chant. |
Ra, ra, ra, wie heeft
de bal, Die mooie bal van goud? Hij is nog lang niet oud, Die mooie bal van goud. Ra, ra, ra, who has the ball, The lovely
ball of gold? So very
far from old, That
lovely ball of gold. |
Children stand closely together in a circle. As
the song is sung a ball is passed surreptitiously from one to the other
behind backs. As the song finishes the child in the middle
guesses who has the ball. If they are correct they swap places with the child
who has the ball; otherwise the game continues as before. |
29. Epompee
O A nonsense song where the words have no meaning with
a delightful tune nonetheless: I think this is played as a clapping game but
cannot find any information. Try making up your own! Listen at: http://kinderliedjes.vindhetviahier.nl/e-muziek.html |
Epompee,
poedenee, poedenaska, Epompee,
epompa, Epompee, poedenee poedenaska, Epompee owee owee, Academie, vasalemie, Academie, vasalemie, Emie epompee. |
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