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Can Anyone Help with a Czech Rhyme that Sounds Like “Hou-py, hou-py, hou-py”?

Japanese Woman Does Western Style Flower Arrangements with Beautiful Results!

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Can Anyone Help with a Czech Rhyme that Sounds Like “Hou-py, hou-py, hou-py”?

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

Anna wrote:

Do you know the nursery rhyme that begins:

Hou-py, hou-py, hou-py,
Ko-cka sue-dla krou-py
Do-cour hruch

I’ll try my best to write this poem-rhyme out for you. Of course, I will not be able to add the correct accent marks, punctuations marks, etc. The writing I have to copy is very small, so I hope my letters are accurate! Here goes!

Hou-pa-cka

hou-py, hou-py, hou-py!
ko-cka sue-dla krou-py,
ko-cour hrac
na ka-mnach;
ko-la-la se hue-va-ly,
ze jim ta-ky ne-da-ly.
hou-py, hou-py, hou-py!
by-ly vsec-ky hlou-py.

A friend of mine gave me a beautiful framed gift of this rhyme… he says his grandfather would sing it to him. But he doesn’t know what it means.

My mother is Czech, Vlasta, but she no longer can help me with this.

Your help would be very nice.

Thank you, Anna Vdolek Bratney

If anyone knows the correct spelling of the rhyme and/or if you can provide an English translation, please let us know in the comments below.

Thanks in advance!

Mama Lisa

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Japanese Woman Does Western Style Flower Arrangements with Beautiful Results!

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009

 

Ayako Egawa of Japan has studied the art of Ikebana – the art of Japanese flower arranging.  Recently, she’s taken up western style arrangements.  Take a look at the results!

This arrangement has a lovely diagonal motion to it.

Ayako shared the theory behind the arrangement below.

“The flowers are Reeves’ meadowsweet (the white ones), sweet pea, roses and gold dust dracaena.  The theme is the Japanese style “Nageire”.

The idea behind “Nageire” is to arrange the flow of each branch of Reeves’ meadowsweet well. It’s difficult to arrange them well because there’s no hook or sponge in the vase to hold them. So we cut the edge of the branch of Reeves’ meadowsweet in half and cross a twig into it. Then we can hold them in place in the vase.

This arrangement has an early spring flavor.”

Thanks for sharing these lovely photos of your arrangements with us Ayako!

-Lisa

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