Robert wrote:
Hi Lisa,
I am trying to pass an Italian song on to my grandchildren, but not sure what the words are. My grandmother used to sing it but the words got lost in translation. It was done with babies, clapping their hands, kinda like pat-a-cake. Any help would be much appreciated. It sounded phonetically something like this:
Mani mani mani
Niente una con di ana
Con di ana pe va diti
Pe va diti su ta siti
Mu sa le va na bella siti
Yan carezza sa pa diti
Matena cara cara
If anyone can help Robert with the original lyrics, and/or a translation, please let us know in the comments below.
Thanks!
Mama Lisa
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3 Responses to “Can Anyone Help with an Italian Handclapping Rhyme, “Mani, mani, mani”?”
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March 15th, 2010 at 8:40 pm
Emanuela Marsura asked:
Where does Robert’s Grandma live (or come from) in Italy?
March 22nd, 2010 at 9:08 pm
They were from Calabria as far as I know.
July 5th, 2017 at 12:05 am
My parents did one with us and the spelling is phonetic:
Mani mani meneli
Minutzi minutzi meneli
Papa porta paceli
Paceli macroni
Tutti for you and nienti for me
My aunt ounce sang a longer version of it but without the proper spelling i haven’t been able to find it. I know it has something to do with making dough into pasta.