Bújj, bújj, zöld ág
Bújj, bújj, zöld ág
Slip Through, Slip Through, Green Twig
Children's Song
Children's Song
(Hungarian)
(English)
Bújj, bújj, zöld ág,
zöld levelecske,
nyitva van az aranykapu,
csak bújjatok rajta.
Rajta, rajta,
leszakadt a pajta,
leszakadt a pajta,
benn maradt a macska.
Slip through, slip through, green twig,
Little green leaf,
The golden gate is open,
So slip through it.
Through it, through it,
The barn has fallen in,
The barn has fallen in,
The cat has gotten stuck.
Game Instructions
Two children stand facing each other hand in hand and lift their arms, forming a gate. The others "slip" through it in a line. At the end of the song the "gate-holders" move down their hands, and the child(ren) who is "trapped" becomes a "gate-holder" as well.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Zsofia Valentin for contributing this song, providing the English translation, score and game instructions. Thanks also to Monique Palomares for the midi music.
Different versions of this song can be found in "Magyar gyermekjáték-gyűjtemény" (1891) by Áron Kiss.
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