Bhoomika sent this rhyme with a note: "There is a poem which my dad translated from English to Hindi to teach the students of a slum. He works with them in the evenings to educate those kids." The original lyrics are the English ones.
Guddu, Guddu. Haan, Papa.
Johnny Johnny. Yes, Papa.
Nursery Rhyme
(Hindi)
Nursery Rhyme
(English)
Guddu, Guddu. Haan, Papa.
Khaya Laddoo? Na, Papa.
Jhooth mat bolo. Na, Papa.
Mooh to kholo. Ha, ha, ha.
Johnny Johnny. Yes, Papa.
Eating Sugar? No, Papa.
Telling Lies. No, Papa.
Open Your Mouth. Ha, ha, ha.
Notes
Bhoomika wrote: "Here he changed the name of 'Johnny' to 'Guddu' - a common Indian nickname. And he changed the 'sugar' to 'Ladoo', yet again a common Indian sweet."
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Thanks and Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Thanks to Bhoomika Rawat for contributing this nursery rhyme with the translation.
Dhanyavad!
