Same song, dif words?

[John Langran]

Mark
I'm travelling for a few days, but later this week will send you the Russian 
words and a recording of the English nursery song "Hands, fingers, feet and 
toes". They are in lesson 5 of my Ruslan 2 workbook. I am not sure where the 
song originated or whether it is known in Russia, but it's fun, and useful 
for teaching the parts of the body to beginners as well. The Russian version 
starts "Руки, ноги, голова - голова ... " - Ruki, nogi, golova - golova ..."
John Langran
www.ruslan.co.uk

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Kingdom" <k2kingdom at GMAIL.COM>
To: <SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu>
Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2009 3:23 PM
Subject: [SEELANGS] Same song, dif words?


> Hi All,
>
> I'm trying to compile a list of American/English tunes that Russian kids
> would know, either because:
>
> A)... they sing the English tune itself (they way everyone in Russia seems
> to know "Happy Birthday" and most kids here seem to know "Jingle Bells"), 
> or
>
>
> B) ... because it is also a Russian tune with its own words. Take for
> example, the French song Frere Jacques*: *We have the same tune in 
> English,
> but we call it "Are You Sleeping?" (If memory serves, "Twinkle Twinkle"
> (also The Alphabet Song) was originally a French tune as well.) In other
> words, are there Russian versions of Mary Had A Little Lamb, or Hot Cross
> Buns, Row Your Boat, London Bridge...*any* of these or similar kids' 
> songs?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Mark
>
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