O, lakait ho troadig
O, lakait ho troadig
O, Put Your Little Foot
Children's Song
Children's Song
(Breton)
(English)
O, lakait ho troadig, ma dousig Marjanig
O, lakait ho troadig e-kichen va hini
Ni vo troadig hon-daou
Ken na teuy an Ankou
Da gerc'hat ac'hanomp hon-daou
O, lakait ho karig, ma dousig Marjanig
O, lakait ho karig e-kichen va hini
Ni vo karig hon-daou
Ni vo troadig hon-daou
Ken na teuy an Ankou
Da gerc'hat ac'hanomp hon-daou
O, lakait ho klinig, ma dousig Marjanig
O, lakait ho klinig e-kichen va hini
Ni vo klinig hon-daou
Ni vo karig hon-daou
Ni vo troadig hon-daou
Ken na teuy an Ankou
Da gerc'hat ac'hanomp hon-daou
O, lakait ho tornig, ma dousig Marjanig...
O, lakait ho tornig e-kichen va hini
Ni vo dornig hon-daou,
Ni vo klinig hon-daou
Ni vo karig hon-daou
Ni vo troadig hon-daou
Ken na teuy an Ankou
Da gerc'hat ac'hanomp hon-daou
O, lakait ho jodig, ma dousig Marjanig
O, lakait ho jodig e-kichen va hini
Ni vo jodig hon-daou,
Ni vo dornig hon-daou,
Ni vo klinig hon-daou
Ni vo karig hon-daou
Ni vo troadig hon-daou
Ken na teuy an Ankou
Da gerc'hat ac'hanomp hon-daou
O, lakait ho pegig, ma dousig Marjanig
O, lakait ho pegig e-kichen va hini
Ni vo begig hon-daou.,
Ni vo jodig hon-daou,
Ni vo dornig hon-daou,
Ni vo klinig hon-daou
Ni vo karig hon-daou
Ni vo troadig hon-daou
Ken na teuy an Ankou
Da gerc'hat ac'hanomp hon-daou
O, put your little foot, my sweet Mary Jane
O, put your little foot beside mine.
We'll be foot to foot
Until Death
Comes to fetch us
O, put your little leg, my sweet Mary Jane
O, put your little leg beside mine.
We'll be leg to leg
We'll be foot to foot
Until Death
Comes to fetch us
O, put your little knee, my sweet Mary Jane
O, put your little knee beside mine.
We'll be knee to knee
We'll be leg to leg
We'll be foot to foot
Until Death
Comes to fetch us
O, put your little hand, my sweet Mary Jane
O, put your little hand beside mine.
We'll be hand to hand
We'll be knee to knee
We'll be leg to leg
We'll be foot to foot
Until Death
Comes to fetch us
O, put your little cheek, my sweet Mary Jane
O, put your little cheek beside mine.
We'll be cheek to cheek
We'll be hand to hand
We'll be knee to knee
We'll be leg to leg
We'll be foot to foot
Until Death
Comes to fetch us
O, put your little mouth, my sweet Mary Jane
O, put your little mouth beside mine.
We'll be mouth to mouth
We'll be cheek to cheek
We'll be hand to hand
We'll be knee to knee
We'll be leg to leg
We'll be foot to foot
Until Death
Comes to fetch us.
Notes
Rhyme to teach the children the consonant sound shift (change of the first letter of a word according to the preceding word).
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Pierre Quentel for generously letting us use this song from his site Son ha Ton.
Pierre Quentel's site, "Son ha Ton" (Song and Tune), presents more than 600 Breton traditional songs.
Thanks also to Monique for creating the midi.
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