Au nòst pomeiròt
This song is in Gascon dialect.
Au nòst pomeiròt
On Our Little Apple Tree
Circle game
Circle game
(Occitan)
(English)
Au nòst pomeiròt
Qu'i a nau bèras pomas
Au nòst pomeiròt
Qu'i a nau bèras pomas
Lo pomèr qu'es verd
Las pomas son rojas
Cada companhon
S'embraça sa goja.
On our little apple tree
There are nine nice apples
On our little apple tree
There are nine nice apples
The apple tree is green
The apples are red
Every fellow-boy
Kisses his fellow-girl.
Game Instructions
This circle game needs an odd number of players. A child stands in the middle of the circle. At the end of the song, every player lets go of the player next to him/her and goes and finds another player to kiss. The one who's on his own takes the place in the middle of the circle and the game starts again.
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Éliane Gauzit for allowing us to use this circle game song from her book "Faridondeta revira-te" Ed. Atlantica 2005. Thanks to Monique Palomares for the translation and illustration.
Mercé plan!
