Kovej, kovej, kováříčku
Kovej, kovej, kováříčku
Smite, Smite, Smith
Clapping Game For Babies
Clapping Game For Babies
(Czech)
(English)
Kovej, kovej, kováříčku
okovej mi mou nožičku,
okovej mi obě,
zaplatím já tobě :
na svatého Víta
dám ti pytel žita,
na svatého Vavřince
dám ti pytel pšenice,
na svatého Martina
dám ti pytel ječmena
a na svatou Barboru
dám ti pytel bramborů.
Smite, smite, smith,
Put a horseshoe on my foot.
Put horseshoes on both of my feet
And I'll pay you well:
On the Saint Vitus' day
I'll give you a sack of rye,
On the Saint Lawrence's day
I'll give you a sack of wheat,
On the Saint Martin's day
I'll give you a sack of barley,
And on the Saint Barbara's day
I'll give you a sack of potatoes.
Game Instructions
Actions: Sit the baby on your lap and with your fist gently 'hammer' at the bottom of the baby's foot, as if putting a horseshoe on a horse. Repeat the action on the other foot.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Olga Navarova for contributing and translating this song, and for teaching us how to play the game.
Dêkuji!
