Pimpè
Pimpè
Pimpè
Children's Song
Children's Song
(Occitan)
(English)
Pimpè, Pimpè, Pimpè
Se copèt la camba
Pimpè, Pimpè, Pimpè
Se copèt lo pè.
Pimpè, Pimpè, Pimpè
Se copèt la camba
Pimpè, Pimpè, Pimpè
Se copèt lo pè.
A! que dança ben
La saca de palha
A! que dança ben
La saca de bren.
Pimpè, Pimpè, Pimpè
Broke his leg
Pimpè, Pimpè, Pimpè
Broke his foot.
Pimpè, Pimpè, Pimpè
Broke his leg
Pimpè, Pimpè, Pimpè
Broke his foot.
Ah, how well
The big bag of straw dances!
Ah! How well
The big bag of bran dances!
Game Instructions
The circle of kids hop around on the first verse.
Variation: a child stands in the middle of the circle, he's Pimpè. The other children dance around him on the first verse, then they point with their hands at Pimpè singing, "A que dança ben…". On the 2nd repetition of "la saca de bren", Pimpè points at someone who then takes his place and the round starts again.
Another variation: a leader changes the first part of the body that Pimpè broke and Pimpè must act as if it had been broken. (Awareness of their body image.)
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Monique Palomares for contributing and translating this song, for the score, the midi and the mp3 music.
Mercé plan!
