Ryte, ryte, Rössli
There are different versions to this rhyme and different spellings as well.
Ryte, ryte, Rössli
Ride, Ride, Little Horse
Lap Rhyme
Lap Rhyme
(Swiss German)
(English)
Ryte, ryte, Rössli,
z'Bade staht es Schlössli,
z'Bade staht es goldigs Huus,
da lueged drei Mareye drus:
Die erschti schnätzlet Chryde,
di zweiti, die spinnt Syde,
di dritti, die spinnt Haberstrau,
bhüeti Gott mis Schätzeli au!
Ride, ride, little horse,
In Baden, there's a little castle
In Baden, there's a golden house,
There, three Mary's* look outside.
The first one grates chalk,
The second one spins silk,
The third one spins oat straw,
May God protect my little treasure too.
Notes
*3 Mary's = 3 women
Barbara sent us the version she knows from her childhood with this note: "The adult sits the baby on their lap and holds the baby's hands while they're hopping their knees up and down. On the last line, the adult opens their knees apart and the baby 'falls'."
There are some slight differences in Barbara's lyrics. The translations are the same as above except for the last three lines with translations given below:
Riite, riite Rössli,
Z'Bade staat es Schlössli,
z'Bade staat es glodigs Huus
Luoäget drei Mariä drus.
Die eint spinnt Siide,
Die ander schnätzlet Chride (The other grates chalk)
Die dritt spinnt Habermues (The third stirs spelt porridge)
Grüezi wohl mys Schätzeli au. (Greetings to my little treasure too.)
Thanks!
Thanks!
Thanks!
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Translated by Monique and Lisa.
Many thanks to Barbara Ammann for sharing her version with us!
