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Looking for a Russian Child’s Finger Play
Sue sent us this question:
Does anyone know a Russian child’s finger play that goes something like this:
saroka verona
na pripchke sidela
….
….(with each finger): tsmudila, tsmudila, tsmudila; tsmudila: aye tsmudila
My grandmother used to play this with me and I’d like to pass it on to my granddaughter.
Thanks.If anyone can help Sue out, please comment below or email me.
Thanks!
Lisa
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May 28th, 2008 at 8:07 pm
Dear Lisa,
First of all I’d like to congratulate you on such a wonderful thing as this site is; what you’re doing for the children and for all of us is really great, so thanks a lot.
About what Sue is asking for: I’ll try do find the whole text of “Soroka-vorona” and send it to you for her. It’s the most popular Russian children’s fingerplay and I myself played it with my daughter and my granddaughter when she was quite a baby (she is 3 now), but what I know is an incomplete version, and besides I suspect there are a few of them. Please ask Sue if she also remembers “Ladushki”; it’s another very popular fingerplay in Russia, so if she’d like to have it too, I’ll send both lyrics.
Thanks.
August 5th, 2008 at 1:45 pm
Anyone find all of the words to this childs fingerplay? My sister and I are trying to remember the words that were played to us when we were children so I can play with my daughters but we are at a loss.
thank you
September 8th, 2008 at 11:23 am
There’s a finger play called “Soroka, soroka” on Mama Lisa’s World Russia page and one called “Soroka-vorona” on Mama Lisa’s World Ukraine page.
September 28th, 2008 at 3:23 am
its supposed to go like this:
saroka varona (= saroka is some kind of bird, and varona means raven)
kashku varila (= made poridge)
dietak karmilla (=gave it to the children)
mamu dala (=gave some to mom)
papu dala (=gave some to dad)
who-ever-else-u dala (=just insert any name)
na (childs name) sidela (=buy she didnt give to… your kid (-: )
enjoy
April 21st, 2009 at 4:25 pm
I would say that this is russian version of “This little Piggy”. What I remember as a child and now do it with my kids( 4 years and 12 months old) is:
Move your finger( sort of tickling) around child’s palm and start…
SOROKA-VOROVKA, KASHKU VARILA, DETOK KORMILA
(Magpie the thief,been cooking the porridge and giving it to her kids)
then you do exactly the same if you was playing”this little piggy” but with the child’s fingers -
ETOMU DALA –
ETOMU DALA-
ETOMU DALA-
ETOMU DALA-
(gave to this one \\\\\\\\\\\\\\, meaning each finger)
A ETOMU NE DALA!!! ( but did’n give to this one – meaning child’s little finger)
ON DROV NE RUBIL! (He didn’t chop any wood)
VODU NE NOSIL! (Didn’t bring any water)
KASHU NE VARIL!(didn’t cook a porridge)
NICHEGO NE POLUCHIL! (Didn’t get anything)
TICLE_TICKLE_TICKLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My older one Nikita is 4 and still loves it!
April 22nd, 2009 at 6:45 pm
Rachelle wrote:
MY AUNT USED TO DO IT IN MY PALM:
SERUCKA VERONA KASHKAH VERINIKAH
TEMA DALLAH TEMA DALLAH
AND TICKLE ME UP THE ARM- HOPE IT HELPS
RACHELLE
Thanks Rachelle and everyone else who wrote in to help!
Mama Lisa
June 29th, 2009 at 6:40 pm
I am looking for a russian “game” I used to play with my grandparents, in which they were talking fast and tickling me, with a spider-like hand goind up my arm. Please if you know it, tell me ^^.