Same song, dif words?

[Mark Kingdom]

Cool! Thank you, John! Looking forward!



On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 11:18 AM, John Langran <john at ruslan.co.uk> wrote:

> 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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