Comments on: Looking for a Russian Child’s Finger Play http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/looking-for-a-russian-child%e2%80%99s-finger-play/ Language, Culture and Kids Songs! Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:49:25 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Elisabeth http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/looking-for-a-russian-child%e2%80%99s-finger-play/comment-page-1/#comment-235085 Elisabeth Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:40:44 +0000 http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/?p=700#comment-235085 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 ^^. 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 ^^.

]]> By: Lisa http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/looking-for-a-russian-child%e2%80%99s-finger-play/comment-page-1/#comment-218679 Lisa Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:45:30 +0000 http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/?p=700#comment-218679 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 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

]]> By: Irina http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/looking-for-a-russian-child%e2%80%99s-finger-play/comment-page-1/#comment-218418 Irina Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:25:16 +0000 http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/?p=700#comment-218418 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! 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!

]]> By: Pinuk http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/looking-for-a-russian-child%e2%80%99s-finger-play/comment-page-1/#comment-185200 Pinuk Sun, 28 Sep 2008 07:23:19 +0000 http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/?p=700#comment-185200 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 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

]]> By: Monique http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/looking-for-a-russian-child%e2%80%99s-finger-play/comment-page-1/#comment-182693 Monique Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:23:45 +0000 http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/?p=700#comment-182693 There's a finger play called "Soroka, soroka" on <a href="http://www.mamalisa.com/?t=es&p=1042&c=157" rel="nofollow">Mama Lisa's World Russia page</a> and one called "Soroka-vorona" on <a href="http://www.mamalisa.com/?t=es&p=1068&c=152" rel="nofollow">Mama Lisa's World Ukraine page</a>. 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.

]]> By: Donna http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/looking-for-a-russian-child%e2%80%99s-finger-play/comment-page-1/#comment-174815 Donna Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:45:52 +0000 http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/?p=700#comment-174815 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 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

]]> By: Natalia http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/looking-for-a-russian-child%e2%80%99s-finger-play/comment-page-1/#comment-156102 Natalia Thu, 29 May 2008 00:07:47 +0000 http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/?p=700#comment-156102 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. 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.

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