Suze, nanepoppe
This song is in West Frisian...
Suze, nanepoppe
Quiet Now, You Little Baby
Lullaby
Lullaby
(West Frisian)
(English)
Suze, nanepoppe
Kealtsje yn 'e groppe
Heit en mem sa fier fan hûs
'k kin se net beroppe.
Quiet now, you little baby
Little calf lying in the ditch
With your father and mother so far away
That they can't even hear you calling.
Notes
It can be translated as:
Suze = Quiet (as said to children)
nanepoppe = cradle-baby
kealtsje = litte calf
yn 'e groppe = in the ditch (more specifically: manure-ditch)
heit en mem = mom' and dad
sa fier fan hûs = so far from home
'k = I
kin = can
se = them
net = not
beroppe = reach by calling
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Henk Wolf for contributing and translating this rhyme
Tanke wol!
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